How to Be an Adult in Love

Letting Love in Safely and Showing It Recklessly

By: David Richo

Narrated by: Tom Pile

"Most people think of love as a feeling," says David Richo, "but love is not so much a feeling as a way of being present." In this audiobook, Richo offers a fresh perspective on love and relationships - one that focuses not on finding an ideal mate, but on becoming a more loving and realistic person. Drawing on the Buddhist concept of mindfulness, How to Be an Adult in Relationships explores five hallmarks of mindful loving and how they play a key role in our relationships throughout life: Attention to the present moment; observing, listening, and noticing all the feelings at play in our relationships. Acceptance of ourselves and others just as we are. Appreciation of all our gifts, our limits, our longings, and our poignant human predicament. Affection shown through holding and touching in respectful ways. Allowing life and love to be just as they are, with all their ecstasy and ache, without trying to take control. When deeply understood and applied, these five simple concepts - what Richo calls the five A's - form the basis of mature love. They help us to move away from judgment, fear, and blame to a position of openness, compassion, and realism about life and relationships. By giving and receiving these five A's, relationships become deeper and more meaningful, and they become a ground for personal transformation.

©2013 David Richo (P)2014 Audible Inc.

Very thorough

Enjoyed this book tremendously. It isn't an easy listen rather very thought-provoking and calls you to participate in your life consciously to facilitate accessing what's already in you....love.

The tittle is a promise of what you’ll get from this book.

The way this book is written, the way chapters advance and the subtle meeting of the “spiritual world” contexts with science and real anthropology data makes this book a fit for all. David Richo’s voice is a plus. A must for self awareness and self work.

A great book

This should be read by anyone in love, or who wants to find love. It is a roadmap to “better” relationships

transformative

I felt like every time I pushed play I developed a deeper love for myself and others. I'm committed to listening to this over again and buying a paper copy.

How to be an adult, in general

One of the best ‘self-help’ books I have read or listened to. Highly recommend.