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Category: Relationships

Posts about all aspects of relationships

Learning to Be Together

By Phil Posted on June 12, 2012 Posted in Relationships Tagged with Peace within relationship
Learning to Be Together

We were talking last night, as we often do, about the ease between us. Whether going out, planning the day, working together or relaxing, there is a fluidity, a way of effortlessly choosing a path that works for both of …

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Individuality Within Relationship

By Maude Posted on May 27, 2012 Posted in Relationships Tagged with Individuality and Relationship, Peace within relationship, Successful relationships

One of the keys to our peaceful and joyful way of relating is that we accept and respect each other as two separate absolutely unique individuals. We do not confuse our identities, which is a common occurrence in many relationships. …

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Union Mystifies Me

By Phil Posted on May 23, 2012 Posted in Relationships
Union Mystifies Me

After all this time I am still mystified about union. There are many clues that our experience is not unique, e.g. “shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh“, but the modern world-view has no …

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Approach Decision Making and Problem Solving With Joy

By Maude Posted on May 15, 2012 Posted in Relationships

I was so pleased with the photo of the two children you selected for our article on “How to Make Joint Decisions Without Conflict” , but I wasn’t really sure why. Then it hit me. They were so filled with …

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Meanings and Values – Our Bedrock

By Maude Posted on May 10, 2012 Posted in Relationships

I agree with you that one of the main reasons for our lack of conflict is that we agree on the ground rules. We have a consonance of meanings and values. That is the bedrock of our relationship. These are …

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A Prerequisite of Our Process

By Phil Posted on May 9, 2012 Posted in Relationships

We wrote about our process without explaining the basis on which it rests. That basis is a shared view of the world – how to treat it and how to deal with it. Morality or ethics, if you will. This …

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How to Make Joint Decisions Without Conflict

By Phil and Maude Posted on May 1, 2012 Posted in Relationships
How to Make Joint Decisions Without Conflict

How do you and your partner handle decision-making and problem-solving? For most people, these activities are often a source of tension and conflict, rather than an opportunity for a creative experience together. These sessions frequently feel like duels over who …

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Not everyone who is married is a difficult spouse

By Phil Posted on February 16, 2012 Posted in Relationships
Not everyone who is married is a difficult spouse

Psychology Today ran an article “Are You with the Right Mate?” which has much sage advice on relationships, but like nearly every relationship article, it talks in terms of conflict and negotiation: “Everyone who is married is a difficult spouse.” …

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Living in Peace

By Maude Posted on February 4, 2012 Posted in Relationships

To live in peace is very simple. In your life, renounce violence. Entirely. It’s a very simple rule. You don’t hit children. If someone strikes you, don’t hit back. Don’t threaten violence. Don’t praise violence. Don’t do acts that support …

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The Freedom to Say Anything

By Phil Posted on January 16, 2012 Posted in Relationships

I love what you say about our ease in talking because I have had the “we need to talk” speech from so many other people. So what’s the difference? Was I mutated by a bombardment of cosmic rays? No, I …

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