Relationships

You Can’t Love If You’re Not There: Why Presence Matters

Phil and Maude Apr 20, 2025 Tagged with Being present, Presence

PHIL: It’s time to talk directly about being present. We have mentioned it recently when writing …

Phil and Maude Apr 13, 2025 Tagged with Listening

MAUDE: Pay attention! Listen! These seem like rather simple admonishments. And yet, so many of us …

Phil and Maude Apr 6, 2025 Tagged with Differences, Freedom, Peaceful relationships

MAUDE: Peaceful relationships are attractive. Once you have experienced the kind of deep calm and relaxation …

Phil and Maude Mar 30, 2025 Tagged with Differences

Here’s a conversation we had the other night about why differences aren’t a problem for us. …

Maude Mar 23, 2025 Tagged with Play, Sacred Space

Maude, with a little assist from Phil, wrote today’s post. Phil and I have, since the …

Phil and Maude Mar 16, 2025 Tagged with Respect

PHIL: Respect. Like many words, it has come to have several meanings. There is deference: you …

Phil and Maude Mar 9, 2025 Tagged with Joy

When we write these posts, we sit down, talk together, then write separately. This offers you …

Phil and Maude Mar 2, 2025 Tagged with Choice

MAUDE: It was recently our 20th anniversary of meeting (and a joyous celebration it was!), and …

Phil and Maude Feb 23, 2025 Tagged with Community

MAUDE: Recently, Phil and I and another friend attended a gathering to listen to our government …

Phil and Maude Feb 16, 2025 Tagged with Acceptance, Choice

MAUDE: Phil shared a thought last night: “Why get cross with anyone? You will only have …