The Buddhist Wisdom That Has Guided My Love Life

<p>To love means to lose. It&rsquo;s an uncomfortable truth, but this reality helped me see love in a whole new light.</p> <p>I spent much of my undergraduate degree as a member of the Shambhala Buddhist community in my hometown. I started attending meditation sessions to help with the anxieties of life. I thought I might find some inner peace, but what surprised me was how much it transformed my relationships with other people, and how much it would help my love life.</p> <p>Like most people in their twenties, I had my share of healthy and less-than-healthy relationships. Sometimes the only way to find your way towards healthy love is to experience the less healthy kind. I believe that love is a verb, and we get better at loving others the more we consciously work at it.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@ashely.crouch/the-buddhist-wisdom-that-has-guided-my-love-life-cd12b34dc9e4"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>