Best Of Jillian Turecki's "It Begins With You"
Here is a selection of memorable quotes from It Begins with You: The 9 Hard Truths About Love That Will Change Your Life by Jillian Turecki. Breaking up is very challenging for everyone, because relationships rarely end because of a lack of love. They more commonly end because of irreconcilable differences. p. 42 The truth is, "The One" is not a person. It is a metaphor for hope, change, and novelty. p. 59 To love someone involves collaboration, negotiation, resisting the comfort zone, and togetherness as well as distance. In order to love, we have to be compassionate, empathetic, self-aware, and understanding. To love someone is to love them in the ways that they need us to, not just in the ways that are comfortable for us. To love someone is to accept their past and commit to not being a continuation of the part of their past that has caused them hurt and suffering. To love someone is to consistently remind ourselves that the person we claim to love is a gift, not a given....
