If you are in a difficult relationship and you want to make peace with the other person, you have to go home to yourself first. You have to go home to your garden and cultivate the flowers of peace, compassion, gratitude, understanding, and joy. Only then can you come to the other person and offer patience, acceptance, understanding, and compassion.
Thich Nhat Hanh
7 Things People Say To Themselves To Get Through Hard Times & How to Become A Better You Every Day
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You don’t need another human being to make your life complete, but let’s be honest. Having your wounds kissed by someone who doesn’t see them as disasters in your soul, but cracks to put their love into, is the most calming thing in this world.
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