The brain’s ability to sustain the body is extraordinary. Yet, it can’t save the body if the mind and the ego are determined to achieve something at all costs.
Love is a form of consciousness that transforms separation into connection. That connection changes how we see and interact with others, creating the grace space for differences to coexist.
The concept of needing to toughen up creates a barrier between what we desire and what we get. It puts us in a defensive mode, which attracts the very things we don’t want.