Don't settle for anybody just to have someone. Set your standards. What kind of love do you want to attract? List the qualities you really want in the relationship. Develop those qualities in yourself and you will attract a person who has them.
Interpretation
Set high standards for love and develop those qualities within yourself to attract the right partner.
This quote emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and intentionality in romantic relationships. Rather than settling for a partner out of fear of being alone, one should define their desired qualities in a relationship and embody those traits themselves. This approach not only improves self-worth but also attracts a partner who resonates with those standards, fostering a healthier and more fulfilling relationship.
In practice
During a relationship workshop, this quote can inspire attendees to focus on self-improvement.
Be grateful for what you do have, and you will find it increases. I like to bless with love all that is in my life right now-my home, the heat, water, light, telephone, furniture, plumbing, appliances, clothing, transportation, jobs-the money I do have, friends, my ability to see and feel and taste and touch and walk and to enjoy this incredible planet.
Deep at the center of my being there is an infinite well of gratitude. I now allow this gratitude to fill my heart, my body, my mind, my consciousness, my very being. This gratitude radiates out from me in all directions, touching everything in my world, and returns to me as more to be grateful for. The more gratitude I feel, the more I am aware that the supply is endless.
Be willing to stop punishing yourself for your mistakes. Love yourself for your willingness to learn and grow.
Would you really dig into yesterday's garbage to make tonight's meal? Do you dig into yesterday's mental garbage to create today's experiences?
You are not a helpless victim of your own thoughts, but rather a master of your own mind.
It's only a thought, and a thought can be changed. I am not limited by any past thinking. I choose my thoughts with care. I constantly have new insights and new ways of looking at my world. I am willing to change and grow.
You like someone who can't like you back because unrequited love can be survived in a way that once-requited love cannot.
Show me your hands. Do they have scars from giving? Show me your feet. Are they wounded in service? Show me your heart. Have you left a place for divine love?
The most delicate, the most sensible of all pleasures, consists in promoting the pleasure of others.
So if we love someone, we should train in being able to listen. By listening with calm and understanding, we can ease the suffering of another person. [True Love. A Practice for Awakening the Heart.]
Only choices made in love are compassionate. There are no exceptions. Do you have the courage to act with an empowered heart without attachment to the outcome? If not, you have no ability to give or experience compassion. That is the shocking truth.
All lovers live by longing, and endure: Summon a vision and declare it pure.
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