Gifts

21Jan11

It is a gift that you give freely, without expectation or demand, and without anticipation of something in return. It costs nothing to give, and when you give it, the quantity you have only multiplies. It is fully willing and generous. If you give without expectation, then there’s no need to hide or feel afraid, [...]

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Tags: happiness, love, psychology, relationships

Give me a reason

04Dec10

Sometimes I see things fitting together so seemingly perfectly, with such a natural ease, that I think I sort of understand why so many humans explain that fitting-together as the “meant to be”-ness of fate, or the will of god. I imagine it’s simultaneously comforting and motivating to feel that there is some force making [...]

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Tags: acceptance, action, atheism, conscience, happiness, humanism, love, purpose, reason, religion

Why do birds suddenly appear…

15Sep10

Here are some links on an interesting topic I have been reading about: what are brains doing when they are in love? Helen Fisher, an anthropologist, discusses the evolutionary functions of the brain and love: Sure, falling in love and staying in love is fun, but it is also useful to survival and to the [...]

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Tags: attachment, brain, love, neurobiology, neurochemistry, neuroscience, psychology, sex