How Your Connections Expand Your World Beyond Yourself
To fully connect with another person involves bringing your full self – the one that sings and dances, grieves and fears. Connections change you, not by force, but by your presence.
How to Turn Your Relationship Into a Creative Adventure
When we approach things creatively in our connections, it requires being present and open to that which is new and different. We create interactions which are full of an awareness of each other and the play of uniqueness between us.
Why Appreciation and Acknowledgment are Vital to Joyful Relationships
You may appreciate another, but not recognize the need to acknowledge them for what you see. How will they know if you do not communicate it? When you both appreciate and then acknowledge what you see in the other person, they feel seen and heard.
It’s Important to Make Room for Relationships Even When Life is Busy
MAUDE: Phil and I recently wrote about a new game we are playing, with some cards that Phil has doctored for the game. Certain cards represent morning or afternoon, some mean Phil or Maude chooses, and some mean take a …
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How to Make Positive Choices in Your Relationships
Each week, we jam about a topic and record it. This week, the conversation was so on point that we cleaned up the audio and turned it into the dialog below. PHIL: Two or three weeks ago, I found myself …
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The Secret to Deep, Peaceful Relationships is Quiet but Powerful Trust
PHIL: Trust is an essential part of good relationships. The first thing I want to say about trusting someone is that it is not what they say, it is what they do. What they say about themselves or how they …
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What’s in the Cards for Your Relationship?
PHIL: You talked at lunch about two friends who spend much of their day in each other’s company doing activities together, and I said that is not us; we have a different balance, though I suspect it’s not totally equal, …
How Relationships and Community Fulfill the Same Need for Connection
PHIL: In this culture, there is a strong focus on the individual. It is your responsibility to take care of yourself, to stay alive, to plan for the future. And yet, we are not a solitary species; we are a …
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Why Stillness and Attention are at the Core of Peaceful Relationships
To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work. Mary Oliver PHIL: I’ve been meditating recently and have discovered that when I consciously sit still, it works much better. I’m not talking about making an effort to keep my …
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How to Stop Playing the Blame Game and Actually Feel Peaceful
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MAUDE: I experienced a close friend engaging in the blame game this last week, and it was such a strong experience that it made me want to write about it here. My friend seemed to be walking around drowning in …
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