Intimacy flourishes through effort, but love itself grows effortlessly when both partners feel blessed by the sweet caress of joy in each other’s presence.
Joy is a nutrient of love: it makes love grow.
Nathaniel Branden
Communication is the linchpin of spiritual unions. No subject is off limits. Soulmates do not argue, they discuss.
The first duty of love is to listen.
Paul Tillich
Spiritual partners encourage their beloved to share their innermost thoughts and feelings, knowing that transparently revealing the essence of who they are is the bedrock of emotional intimacy.
Four of the most loving words in the world are: “Tell me about it.”
Nathaniel Branden
By definition, transparency requires absolute honesty. They understand that any short-term pain produced by speaking truthfully pales in comparison to the certain long-term damage wrought by the slightest hint of dishonesty.
Where there is love, there is pain.
Spanish proverb
They know that sharing what they are thinking is important, but not as important as sharing what they are feeling.
Only from the heart can you touch the sky.
Rumi
ABOUT PHIL BOLSTA
Phil is the author of Sixty Seconds: One Moment Changes Everything, a collection of 45 inspiring, life-changing stories from prominent people he interviewed, including Joan Borysenko, Deepak Chopra, geneticist Dr. Francis Collins, acclaimed sportswriter Frank Deford, Dr. Larry Dossey, Wayne Dyer, Dan Millman, Caroline Myss, Dr. Christiane Northrup, Dr. Dean Ornish, Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen, Dr. Bernie Siegel, James Van Praagh, singer Billy Vera, Doreen Virtue, Neale Donald Walsch, and bassist Victor Wooten.
Here is a three-minute video that introduces you to Phil and his book. Click here to buy Sixty Seconds. Click here to ask Phil to add you to his e-mail list for updates on his blog and books.
Reading this book is like spending a few minutes face to face with each of the contributors and listening to their personal stories. Click here to read unsolicited testimonials from readers. Learn more by visiting the official Sixty Seconds website.
Sixty Seconds was one of three finalists in the General Interest/How-To category at the 12th annual Visionary Awards presented by COVR (Coalition of Visionary Resources) in Denver on June 27, 2009.
