To Love and Be Loved - Hardcover

To Love and Be Loved is a spirited challenge to a culture obsessed with romance and intimacy but dangerously ignorant of the full range and richness of human love.
Love is not something we "fall" into, claims Keen, but a complex art combining many skills and talents that take a lifetime to learn. Here he focuses on the sixteen key "elements of love" that combine to form the full spectrum of human affection.
He concludes with a soaring meditation on the claim that "those who love know God," an exploration of eros and creativity at the center of the universe.

e and Be Loved is a spirited challenge to a culture obsessed with romance and intimacy but dangerously ignorant of the full range of human love. Like a fresh wind, Sam Keen sweeps away tired self-help nostrums and reams of "bad advice from Dr. Lonelyhearts" to reveal a stunningly new map of love in all its forms.
Love is not something we "fall" into, claims Keen, but a complex art combining many skills and talents that take a lifetime to learn fully. At the center of his book are sixteen distinct "elements of love": ranging from attention--a precious gift we can bestow on co-worker, friend, child, and spouse alike--to more exclusive gifts like desire and sexuality. Combining stories, poems and quotes with insights from modern psychology and spiritual tradition, Keen brilliantly explores the elements of memory and solitude in love, the importance of both enjoyment</