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Why Relationships Need Attention to be Successful

By Phil and Maude Posted on June 9, 2019 Posted in Presence, Relationships, Successful Relating Tagged with Golden Rule, Sharing
Why Relationships Need Attention to be Successful

PHIL: Recently, a dear friend told us a dating story. They met, and after he had talked for 45 minutes straight, she gently asked “Would you like to know what I do for a living?” We told this story the …

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Be Grateful and Don’t Take Things for Granted

By Phil and Maude Posted on September 30, 2018 Posted in Relationships, Successful Relating Tagged with Appreciation, Gratitude
Be Grateful and Don’t Take Things for Granted

As we are preparing to take a week-long trip to celebrate our wedding anniversary and our glorious relationship, we are feeling particularly blessed and grateful for our individual and shared lives. We recently watched a video on Facebook that showed …

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Why You Need to be Present in Your Relationship

By Phil and Maude Posted on June 3, 2018 Posted in Relationships, Successful Relating Tagged with Presence
Why You Need to be Present in Your Relationship

What makes humans different from all other species is our forebrain. It allows us to think, analyze, plan and work with language. We have used it to gain unprecedented control of the natural world. But it is only the latest …

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How to Keep Love Alive in Your Relationship

By Phil and Maude Posted on February 25, 2018 Posted in Love, Relationships
How to Keep Love Alive in Your Relationship

You probably agree on the need to feed your relationship, and yet there still remains the question of how to do it. How do you keep the love and juicy presence of your relationship alive in your everyday life? We’ve …

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How to Laugh and Rejoice in Difficult Times

By Phil and Maude Posted on December 31, 2017 Posted in Relationships Tagged with Peace within relationship, Sacred Space
How to Laugh and Rejoice in Difficult Times

Phil: The end of this year leaves both of us feeling unsettled by the social divisiveness that extends right down to the question of what is true. Society only exists through shared agreements, and their absence creates a backdrop of …

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What Does a Successful Relationship Look Like?

By Phil and Maude Posted on June 25, 2017 Posted in Core Values, Love, Peace, Relationships, Successful Relating
What Does a Successful Relationship Look Like?

We usually choose a topic, write to it separately and then merge the two voices (see video below.) This week we decided to offer our separate voices so you can see how we write differently, yet share the same understanding. …

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Little Changes Can Have Big Results in Your Relationship

By Phil and Maude Posted on March 12, 2017 Posted in Relationships Tagged with Change
Little Changes Can Have Big Results in Your Relationship

The other day, Maude created a big shift in our life together. She didn’t plan it that way at all. As we’ve shared here before, we spend time each evening in what we call our sacred space. During this time …

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Why is Attention Important in Your Relationship?

By Phil and Maude Posted on February 5, 2017 Posted in Relationships, Successful Relating Tagged with Attention
Why is Attention Important in Your Relationship?

To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work. Mary Oliver You probably think the whole world is in focus, like a photograph. It isn’t. Place your finger a few inches away from here, focus on it, and try …

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Why You Need Time Apart in Your Relationship

By Phil and Maude Posted on January 29, 2017 Posted in Relationships Tagged with Sacred Space, Time apart
Why You Need Time Apart in Your Relationship

I hold this to be the highest task for a bond between two people: that each protects the solitude of the other. Rainer Maria Rilke In a recent blog we discussed sacred space and how important it is to create …

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Successful Relationships Reading Corner

By Phil and Maude Posted on January 18, 2017 Posted in Reading, Relationships Tagged with Reading, Sacred Space
Successful Relationships Reading Corner

In this week’s blog we wrote about sacred space, the time spent focused on each other. This week’s links are about that. The Policy of Undivided Attention “Before you were married, spending time alone with each other was your highest …

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