It is far easier to talk about loss than it is to talk abou… - bell hooks

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It is far easier to talk about loss than it is to talk about love. It is easier to articulate the pain of love's absence than to describe its presence and meaning in our lives.

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bell hooks (born Gloria Jean Watkins; September 25, 1952 – December 15, 2021), was an American university professor specializing in social criticism focused on groups distinguished by established differences in social power.

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To tend the earth is always then to tend our destiny, our freedom and our hope.

The practice of love offers no place of safety. We risk loss, hurt, pain. We risk being acted upon by forces outside our control.

When we are loving, we openly and honestly express care, affection, responsibility, respect, commitment, and trust.

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