Where We Put Our Love

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My therapist asked me once, “Where do you want to put your love?” Whether time, energy, or passion, we invest ourselves in where we put our love. If it’s a career, we don’t want to stop working. If it’s a sport we don’t want to get injured. We don’t want the things we love to end. For most people, the important places are the reasons we jump up and check to make sure the baby’s still breathing or call our criticizing mothers. We don’t want people —…