“The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow or love. Chained by his certitude, he is a slave; he has forfeited his freedom. Only the person who risks is truly free.”~ Living Loving and Learning by Leo Buscaglia
Living Loving and Learning
Leo Buscaglia’s timeless book, “Living Loving and Learning,” has inspired millions around the globe to embrace love as a transformative force, and continues to do so even to this day. And whether you’re seeking personal growth, healing, or simply a reminder of the transformative power of love, the idea I’ve put together will serve as valuable resources.
Here’s to these ideas becoming your foundation to living a life filled with more compassion, connection, and abundant love.
45 Essential Ideas from Leo Buscaglia’s Living Loving and Learning
“Change. It has the power to uplift, to heal, to stimulate, surprise, open new doors, bring fresh experience and create excitement in life”~ Living Loving and Learning
“If you don’t like the scene you’re in, if you’re unhappy, if you’re lonely, if you don’t feel that things are happening, change your scene. Paint a new backdrop.”~ Living Loving and Learning
“I exist, I am, I am here, I am becoming, I make my own life and no one else makes it for me. I must face my own shortcomings, mistakes, transgressions. No one can suffer my non-being as I do, but tomorrow is another day, and I must decide to leave my bed and live again. And if I fail, I don’t have the comfort of blaming you or life or God.”~ Living Loving and Learning
“Risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.”~ Living Loving and Learning
“The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow or love. Chained by his certitude, he is a slave; he has forfeited his freedom. Only the person who risks is truly free.”
On Relationships
“Find the person who will love you because of your differences and not in spite of them and you have found a lover for life.”~ Living Loving and Learning
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”
“Loving relationships, though necessary for life, health, and growth, are among the most complicated skills.”~ Living Loving and Learning
“Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations. Don’t over-analyze your relationships. Stop playing games. A growing relationship can only be nurtured by genuineness.”~ Living Loving and Learning
“Definition of a relationship – an enduring, mutually-agreed upon connection or union, which fulfills certain needs of the individuals involved and the society in which they live.”~ Living Loving and Learning
“The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don’t let them put you in that position.”
On Life
“Live now. When you are eating, eat. When you are loving, love. when you are talking with someone, talk. When you are looking at a flower, look. Catch the beauty of the moment!”
“The most unfortunate thing that happens to a person who fears failure is that he limits himself by becoming afraid to try anything new. ”
“I exist, I am, I am here, I am becoming, I make my own life and no one else makes it for me. I must face my own shortcomings, mistakes, transgressions. No one can suffer my non-being as I do, but tomorrow is another day, and I must decide to leave my bed and live again. And if I fail, I don’t have the comfort of blaming you or life or God. ”~ Living Loving and Learning
“We created time, and now we have become the slave of time.”
“There is nothing that is an accident.”~ Living Loving and Learning
“We are born for love, but it will die if not nurtured.”~ Living Loving and Learning
“In a crazy world, it’s only your insanity that will keep you sane.”~ Living Loving and Learning
“You are all you have. Therefore, make yourself the most beautiful, tender, wonderful, fantastic person in the world. And then you will always survive.”~ Living Loving and Learning
“We seem to gain wisdom more readily through our failures than through our successes. We always think of failure as the antithesis of success, but it isn’t. Success often lies just the other side of failure.”~ Living Loving and Learning
On Happiness
“Happiness and love are just a choice away.”~ Living Loving and Learning
“What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life.”~ Living Loving and Learning
“When we cling to pain we end up punishing ourselves.”~ Living Loving and Learning
“Don’t smother each other. No one can grow in the shade.”
“Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time. It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other.”~ Living Loving and Learning
“Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.”~ Living Loving and Learning
“By laughing you risk looking silly; by crying you risk being called sentimental; by entering in contact with someone you risk getting involved; by showing your feelings you risk showing your true self; by displaying your ideas and dreams you risk being called naive; by loving you risk not being requited; by living you risk dying; by hoping you risk desperation and by trying you risk failing.
But you must take risks, for the biggest risk in life is that of not risking anything. The person who risks nothing is nothing and shall be nothing. They may avoid pain and anxiety, but they can’t learn to fell and change and develop and love and live. Chained to their certainties, they’re slaves. They abandoned liberty. Only he who risks shall be really free.”
“The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another’s, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises.”
“Only when we give joyfully, without hesitation or thought of gain, can we truly know what love means.”~ Living Loving and Learning
“Your talent is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.”~ Living Loving and Learning
“Man is happiest when he is creating. In fact, the highest state of which man is capable lies in the creative act.”~ Living Loving and Learning
“Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.”
“There are scores of people waiting for someone just like us to come along; people who will appreciate our compassion, our encouragement, who will need our unique talents. Someone who will live a happier life merely because we took the time to share what we had to give.”~ Living Loving and Learning
“It’s not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something. May I suggest that it be creating joy for others, sharing what we have for the betterment of personkind, bringing hope to the lost and love to the lonely.”~ Living Loving and Learning
“Don’t spend your precious time asking “Why isn’t the world a better place?” It will only be time wasted. The question to ask is “How can I make it better?” To that there is an answer.”~ Living Loving and Learning
“A wonderful realization will be the day you realize that you are unique in all the world. There is nothing that is an accident. You are a special combination for a purpose — and don’t let them tell you otherwise, even if they tell you that purpose is an illusion. (Live an illusion if you have to).
You are that combination so that you can do what is essential for you to do. Don’t ever believe that you have nothing to contribute. The world is an incredibly unfulfilled tapestry. And only you can fulfill that tiny space that is yours.”~ Living Loving and Learning
