We may tell ourselves that love is not really available. but the deeper truth is that we don't entirely trust it, and therefore have a hard time fully opening to it or letting it all the way into us. This disconnects us from our own heart, exacerbating our sense of love's scarcity.

Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships: Healing the Wound of the Heart (ed. Shambhala Publications, 2005) - ISBN: 9780834822757