Barbara de Angelis

You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back.

Men aren't the way they are because they want to drive women crazy, they've been trained to be that way for thousands of years. And that training makes it very difficult for men to be intimate.

Love's greatest gift is its ability to make everything it touches sacred.

Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.

Love is a choice you make from moment to moment.

The moment in between what you once were and who you are now becoming is where the dance of life really takes place.

If you aren't good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you'll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren't even giving to yourself.

A man's brain has a more difficult time shifting from thinking to feeling than a women's brain does.

Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference.They bless the one who receives them and they bless you the giver.

The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart the less capable you are of loving in the present.

The greatest gift you and your partner can give your children is the example of an intimate healthy and loving relationship.

I just want to get a Ph.D. in love.

No one is in control of your happiness but you, therefore you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change.

The real act of marriage takes place in the heart not in the ballroom or church or synagogue. It's a choice you make / not just on your wedding day but over and over again / and that choice is reflected in the way you treat your husband or wife.

Difficult times always create opportunities for you to experience more love in your life.

Only when your consciousness is totally focused on the moment you are in can you receive whatever gift lesson or delight that moment has to offer.

You can't ask for what you want unless you know what it is. A lot of people don't know what they want or they want much less than they deserve. First you have figure out what you want. Second you have to decide that you deserve it. Third you have to believe you can get it. And fourth you have to have the guts to ask for it.

When you make a commitment to a relationship you invest your attention and energy in it more profoundly because you now experience ownership of that relationship.

What allows us as human beings to psychologically survive life on earth with all of its pain drama and challenges is a sense of purpose and meaning

We need to find the courage to say NO to the things and people that are not serving us if we want to rediscover ourselves and live our lives with authenticity.