There is a secret about human love that is commonly overlooked: Receiving it is much more scary and threatening than giving it. How many times in your life have you been unable to let in someone's love or even pushed it away? Much as we proclaim the wish to be truly loved, we are often afraid of that, and so find it difficult to open to love or let it all the way in.

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