Posts about all aspects of relationships
PHIL: This relationship is unlike any other I have been in. It was obvious within a year, and nothing has changed. We’re not the only couple with a peaceful relationship, but it is so powerful that we feel that we …
PHIL: It was New Year’s Eve when Maude mentioned the idea of a short phrase to carry throughout the year. Instantly, the word BREATHE appeared before me, almost as if lit by light-bulbs like an old roadside sign. I think …
2 Important Ways You Can Strengthen Your Relationship Read more »
Two events stand out this week. The new year is a time to declare our intentions for the following 12 months, and it’s also a new decade and an invitation to look further ahead, both personally and as a society. …
How to Plan for the Future and Be in the Present Read more »
Here we are in a season where women and men all over the world are celebrating, each in their respective ways, the desire for unity, peace, joy and love to spread and be manifest on our world between all peoples. …
PHIL: We’ve written before about how we each feel complete, and being together adds to us. This is in contrast to having a sense of neediness and wanting a partner to complete you. But in returning to this subject, I …
We hold that for two people to be in harmony, they have to have matching core values. They have to have the same approach to people and the world. We introduced this idea in a workshop we did recently by …
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This week we’re pleased to share a guest post on codependency by Reese Jones. Being able to count on each other for love and support is one of the most satisfying parts of being in a relationship, but only up …
Friday Feature: Recognizing and Addressing Codependency in Your Relationship Read more »
The common wisdom about relationships is that there will be times of conflict. You will find writer after writer advising you to handle this by talking, being kind, communicating, compromising, making lists, having date nights and accepting the inevitable. But …
The direct experience of mutuality is a critical aspect of a peaceful and conflict-free relationship. It is the sense of being in the relationship, rather than just being our individual selves. In fact, “rather than” is the wrong connector here; …
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Last year we went to a talk by Anne Lamott. The venue holds a couple of thousand people and the place was filled to the rafters. Anne gave a wonderful talk filled with personal revelations, sharing of her journey and …