July 14, 2012
Oprah’s Life Class Notes from Season 1 Episode 21 Love doesn’t hurt.

  • Love doesn’t hurt.
  • People who love you don’t treat you badly.
  • Your anger changes your child, their self identity, self worth and value.
  • If you are hyper critical of someone else out of love you need to reexamine what your definition of love is.
  • Abuse is not always physical, don’t allow yourself to be battered emotionally.
  • If  you allow yourself and children to be in harms way it means you have no love for yourself.
  • The damage to your children doesn’t even begin to compare to whatever your mental / physical damage is because you can’t undo it.
  • Witnessing abuse causes tremendous damage to children.
  • Open some heart space to let some love in for yourself.
  • When you fight in front of your children you change them.
  • The real problem is our perception of what love is.
  • Trust is knowing you can handle what they may do. - trust yourself, trust that you will not tolerate xyz.
  • If you learn to trust yourself enough you can cope with whatever others do, and their imperfections.
  • The obsession for / of love can sometimes blind you and can prevent you from seeing things for what they really are.
  • Love is truth, grace and joy.