To love and be loved
Hi everyone. Here is a little extra for you on Valentine’s Day. To all those who allow me to love them, to all those who love me To all those who have allowed me to love them, to all those …
The One Simple Switch That Transforms Every Relationship You Have
MAUDE: I had a conversation with my friend Dale the other day that I found very inspiring. She told me of an event she experienced while walking near her home. She encountered a group of women from the block standing …
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The Secret to a Peaceful Relationship is Realizing You’re on the Same Side
PHIL: One of our realizations has been that we are always on the same side. This is a big factor in how we have a peaceful relationship. It’s easy for us to say that and expect people to go, “Oh, …
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Why Being Friends is Such an Important Part of Your Relationships
PHIL: For several reasons, we didn’t have sex for a couple of months, and when we did start moving in that direction, I was very confused because I had never been in a relationship that started with friendship; I had …
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The We That Exists With the Separate Self
MAUDE: The world seems filled with darkness these days, and yet, the light shines brighter through our very real connections to each other. It radiates forth and has greater strength than any transitory, no matter how horrible, aberrations. Phil and …
Why Constancy of Connection is Important in Your Relationships
PHIL: Last week, Maude wrote, “I had a partner once who was very there when he was there, but also often totally not available or present,” and when I asked her about this, she said it created an edginess in …
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Why is an Inner Sense of Safety Vital to Peaceful Relationships?
Hi there, Phil and Maude here. Wishing you a happy New Year and peace within your relationships in 2026. MAUDE: The other day, I was talking to one of my longest known and dearest friends, and she said to me …
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Phil and Maude’s Favorite Blog Photos of 2025
Following our end-of-year tradition, here are our top 12 favorite photos from the posts of 2025. Click on each one to see it full-size, or click on the link below the photo to read the post or hear Phil reading …
The Secret to Peaceful Relationships is Cooperative Interaction
Hi there, Phil and Maude here. You may notice that we haven’t done a holiday post here. Since we write about peace all year round, and that is what we hope for, we will just say: Have a wonderful holiday …
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How Communicating From Your True Self Deepens Your Relationships
MAUDE: Most relationship experts list communication as one of the most important kinds of exchanges between people. Phil and I feel this way as well, but it is the kind of communicating that is important to us. In the early …
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