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Love, & the Stories We Tell Ourselves

Love, & the Stories We Tell Ourselves

Too many of us equate love with suffering. But that’s not love. Often, the suffering we feel comes from the stories we tell ourselves about…

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Crystal Jackson
Nov 13, 2018
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Too many of us equate love with suffering. But that’s not love. Often, the suffering we feel comes from the stories we tell ourselves about love.

I’ll draw on my own life for a minute:

There was the friend I loved and trusted more than anyone else in the world who ghosted me when I needed him the most. We’ll call thi…

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