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Leo Buscaglia

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Leo Buscaglia

Felice Leonardo "Leo" Buscaglia PhD ( Los Angeles, CA March 31, 1924 - Glenbrook, Nevada June 12, 1998), also known as "Dr. Love," was an American author and motivational speaker, and a professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Southern California. Buscaglia was born into a family of Italian immigrants. While teaching at USC, Buscaglia was moved by a student's suicide to contemplate human disconnectedness and the meaning of life, and began a non-credit class he called Love 1A. His book and numerous recorded and televised lectures, some of which became available through PBS, became extremely well received.

Monday Jan 10, 2022

Leo Buscaglia: Do you underestimate the power of small things?

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.

Monday Mar 1, 2021

Leo Buscaglia: Risks must be taken

Risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.

Thursday Dec 10, 2020

Leo Buscaglia: Spiritual exercises

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.

Thursday Jun 7, 2018

Leo Buscaglia: Love yourself

Love yourself.
Accept yourself.
Forgive yourself.

Because without you the rest of us are without a source of many wonderful things.

Tuesday Jan 23, 2018

Leo Buscaglia: Be good to yourself

Love yourself.
Accept yourself.
Forgive yourself.
Be good to yourself.

because without you the rest of us are without a source of many wonderful things.

Monday Sep 25, 2017

Leo Buscaglia: Never idealize others

Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations.