Comments on: Safe From Love and Hurt

By: He Done You Wrong… So Why Are You Berating Yourself? « Dating and Mating in America

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:02:04 +0000

[...] also a reason for the old adage “love makes us blind.” And if we never take the risk to love, then we’ll never experience the transporting joy of loving and being loved. No risk, no [...]

By: Elizabeth Gilbert Talks Creativity. Kelli Talks Dating. « Dating and Mating in America

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:20:13 +0000

[...] mechanism to manage emotional risks inherent in relationships and love. C.S. Lewis encourages diving into love while trusting that if God meant for our heart to be broken, something good will come out the other [...]

By: What to Do When the Ex Wants You Back. « Dating and Mating in America

What to Do When the Ex Wants You Back. « Dating and Mating in America — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:36:06 +0000

[...] if you throw over something great now for something that may or may not be fixable… well, love is risky. Beautifully risky anyway you slice it. Just consider your options carefully and make sure [...]

By: Heartbreakers Fear Broken Hearts « Dating and Mating in America

Heartbreakers Fear Broken Hearts « Dating and Mating in America — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:05:57 +0000

[...] But in that casket — safe, dark, motionless, airless — it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. The alternative to tragedy, or at least to the risk of tragedy, is damnation. The only place outside Heaven where you can be perfectly safe from all the dangers and perturbations of love is Hell…” (full quote) [...]

By: johnny

johnny — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:39:08 +0000

mYyAPp Thanks for good post

By: kellilawless

kellilawless — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:14:21 +0000

Sam — thank you for your thoughtful replies. You always add a nugget or two of wisdom to the post in your comments and I love the way your mind processes!

By: Current Events

Current Events — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:16:31 +0000

A heart being changed, vulnerable, broken, loved and redeemed. I guess that is what love can do, if we are open and available to love having its qualities of irrisistible attraction woo our hearts to be part of what we have truly longed for. Yet we have to be willing to be open, and be willing to risk and sacrifice ourselves to let love penetrate the walls of our hearts and lives knowing we might get hurt in the process. Yet in that process we will learn, grow and understand how to give and receive love while being willing to risk and serve and break out of the protective shells of selfishness. Hence those walls or busy-ness, distractions, hobbies, activities and stuff that keeps us from being open to love, and as a result removing ourselves from opportunities where love might be waiting around the corner.

Your blog has been thought provoking and fun to respond to. Keep it up.

By: Brice

Brice — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:54:26 +0000

Sigh…so hobbies are the key. How did I not know that? I’m kidding. I don’t think I’m capable of hiding from love. Awesome blog. I’ve been trying to write more, myself, but my thoughts are usually scattered and I get frustrated. I really enjoy reading yours, though.

By: Anne Bowery

Anne Bowery — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:54:43 +0000

really moving prose in that first paragraph. So to the heart of the matter. wow.

By: clary

clary — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:08:30 +0000

“The only place outside Heaven where you can be perfectly safe from all the dangers and perturbations of love is Hell.”

Wow! That really hit me. Thanks for sharing the excerpt, it is a good reflection.