I’m not suggesting that you love stupidly or blindly. I’m also not advocating pretending to love someone in order to get what you want or to keep the peace. I’m asking for authentic love that recognizes that this person is on your path because your soul called them to you…

Why would we call someone to us that we don’t even like? My sense is that we are a grand experiment… By learning to love not only those who are easy to love, but also the depressed ones, the angry ones, the hopeless ones… Suddenly you are able to love your own depression, your own anger, and your own hopelessness….

Believe me, loving yourself is the most radical form of loving possible.