{"product_id":"to-love-and-be-loved","title":"To Love and Be Loved","description":"To Love and Be Loved 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.\n\nLove 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 attention--a precious gift we can bestow on co-worker, friend, child, and spouse alike--to more exclusive gifts like desire and sexuality. Combining stories, poems and quotes with insights from modern psychology and spiritual tradition, Keen brilliantly explores the elements of memory and solitude in love, the importance of both enjoyment and commitment, and how we can cultivate the essential qualities of empathy and compassion. 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.\n\nThe 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\u003eASIN: 0553375288\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0553375288.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Keen, Sam\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43715097722941,"sku":"BVV.0553375288.G","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0553375288-0.jpg?v=1790291267","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/to-love-and-be-loved","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}