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Old 08-23-2010, 10:43 AM
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FarawayFromCars
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Originally Posted by CatsPajamas View Post

Perhaps the essence of detachment with love is responding with choice rather than reacting with anxiety. When we threaten to leave someone, we're usually tuned in to someone else's feelings. We operate on raw emotion. We say things for shock value. Our words arise from blind reaction, not thoughtful choice.

Detachment with love offers another option -- responding to others based on thought rather than anxiety.

Thanks for re-posting, Cats...I've always liked this one and found the above excerpt particularly relevant to my life--I am working on responding with choices rather than emotions...it is immensely powerful and liberating, I think.

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