Sore Spots

Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by The Bardo Group Beguines

When we love. Truly love,
our skin becomes thin.
A fine, tender membrane.
Sensitive, delicate.
That leaves us vulnerable.
Open to the blade and scour
of a harsh word
or thoughtless gesture.
Yet that same skin rebounds.
Strong in its flexibility.
Allows healing and repairs
the sore spots of wounds
unintentionally inflicted.

Author: The Bardo Group Beguines

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Michael Dickel says:

September 16, 2018 at 6:50 AM

Harville Hendrix, in Getting the Love You Want, suggests that we are attracted to partners who, indeed, require us to heal our (old, family-of-origins) wounds—and that if both sides do, we arrive finally at Agape, “ideal” love.

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