{"product_id":"to-love-and-be-loved-9780553375282","title":"To Love and Be Loved","description":"\u003ci\u003eTo Love and Be Loved\u003c\/i\u003e is a spirited challenge to a culture obsessed with romance and intimacy but dangerously ignorant of the full range of human love. Like a fresh wind, Sam Keen sweeps away tired self-help nostrums and reams of \"bad advice from Dr. Lonelyhearts\" to reveal a stunningly new map of love in all its forms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLove is not something we \"fall\" into, claims Keen, but a complex art combining many skills and talents that take a lifetime to learn fully. At the center of his book are sixteen distinct \"elements of love\" ranging from \u003ci\u003eattention\u003c\/i\u003e--a precious gift we can bestow on co-worker, friend, child, and spouse alike--to more exclusive gifts like \u003ci\u003edesire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003esexuality\u003c\/i\u003e. Combining stories, poems and quotes with insights from modern psychology and spiritual tradition, Keen brilliantly explores the elements of \u003ci\u003ememory\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003esolitude\u003c\/i\u003e in love, the importance of both \u003ci\u003eenjoyment\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ecommitment\u003c\/i\u003e, and how we can cultivate the essential qualities of \u003ci\u003eempathy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ecompassion\u003c\/i\u003e. Each piece ends with suggestions for strengthening our daily practice of the element, so that we constantly enlarge our ability to love in all our relationships. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe final section of the book is a soaring meditation on the claim that \"those who love know God,\" an invitation to experience our place in the universe through the eyes of love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bantam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553375282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/1999 pg. 103\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sam Keen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43049451585717,"sku":"9780553375282","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c0d043fd-30d7-440a-b894-63f6a559951f.jpg?v=1689689797","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/to-love-and-be-loved-9780553375282","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}