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To Love is not to Possess

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6 min readOct 3, 2023

Various poems and quotes by Kahlil Gibran| Osho|James Kavanaugh|Proverbs|Poems|Quotes

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Let me start with James Kavanaugh, then Osho, and end this piece with Kahlil Gibran. I hope you enjoy the read. I would love to hear your feedback about these three pieces and your perspectives about love and relationships.

This piece has been inspired by many of you who write about love and relationships, your perceptions of love, coupled with my very own experiences with this wonderful emotion called LOVE.

The Poetry of James Kavanaugh:

To love is not to possess,

To own or imprison,

Nor to lose one’s self in another.

Love is to join and separate,

To walk alone and together,

To find a laughing freedom

That lonely isolation does not permit.

It is finally to be able

To be who we really are

No longer climbing in childish dependency

Nor docilely living separate lives in silence,

It is to be perfectly one’s self

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Interconnectedness is a fundamental principle of the universe. It is referred to as "Oneness." Let's connect thru love and BE the change needed in this world.

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