“Strangely enough we strengthen love in ourselves when we raise into consciousness the shadow side of our lives. Conversely, when we keep negative feelings out of sight, they smother the love that seems to lie deeper and closer to the real self. This is probably why there is so much pain in not loving. The life that is not able to express the love which is so integral to it grows deformed.”
![“[on "proportionate giving"] Proportionate to what? Proportionate to the accumulated wealth of one's family? Proportionate to one's income and the demands upon it, which vary from family to family? Proportionate to one's sense of security and to the degree of anxiety with which one lives?…” quote by Elizabeth O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ea9/elizabeth-o-connor-47818_cybersecurity_on-proportionate-giving-proportionate-to_2225805.jpg)
