A core aspect of our relationship is the “We”. And yet we are each separate individuals. Herein lies a paradox we referred to in last week’s blog about seeing differences as an asset. As well as making the “we” central …
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Do you want a relationship founded in peace and dedicated to the highest good for both of you? Most of us do. So what goes into having that? There are some underlying principles that are part of any truly peaceful …
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Find your answers by co-creating them! One of the reasons we get on so well is that when we tackle a problem, whether emotional or practical, we are adept at finding a mutual solution, an outcome that works for both …
There’s more to active listening than usually gets discussed. We bumped up against this recently, while working on a Secret Project. We were talking, and both of us felt interrupted by the other. We’ve occasionally had this experience of being …
We write on many aspects of relationships, hoping to offer you new ways that you can put into practice in your relationship. These different ideas all tie together in our underlying principles. Our first book contained one statement illustrated in …
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MAUDE: If you truly desire to have a peaceful loving relationship, we advocate total honesty. You ask how this can be accomplished? There is that age old joke where the woman asks “Am I fat?” and the husband responds “Am …
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Both life and relationships need a balance between planning and going with the flow. This is an important part of our lives and the lives of our relationships. Yet how do we do both at the same time? People differ …
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MAUDE: Touch. Such an important part of all relationships and yet often it can diminish or even almost disappear without people noticing it! Touch in the simplest sense; not sexual, not even sensual; the act of sitting near enough to …
We are conscious of the “we” at all times when planning and acting on things. It is critical to the success of a peaceful loving relationship to understand how to find mutuality, and how to create from that place of …
In any relationship, there can be a feeling of being on the same side that is quite delicious. It may be no more than the grizzled assistant at the hardware store helping you decide the best way to construct a …
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