Phil and Maude’s Favorite Blog Photos of 2023
Following our end-of-year tradition, here are our top 12 favorite photos from the blogs of 2023 and links to those blogs.
Tag: Acceptance
Why Respect is the Small Word With Big Importance in Relationships
A relationship without respect is like sand in your salad. Respect need not be based on accomplishments or be earned. It is something we offer arising from an awareness of our kindred nature.
Why Relationships Last: Acceptance, Acknowledgment, Appreciation
Celebrating differences is a choice. When two people relate to each other in this manner, they become a powerful force for peace in the world. When there is no undercurrent of criticism, you can have an attitude of openness. This is where the feeling of connection comes from.
What Have We Learned About Peace And Harmony Through Our Relationship?
This week was our wedding anniversary and it brought us to reflect on what we have learned about the potentials of all relationships from the experience of ours. Here are our musings on just that for our blog this week.
How Acceptance Creates Peace Within Your Relationships
We believe that relationships, deep ones, with family, friends and romantic partners are the arena for the realization of peace. In learning that it is possible to live this way with those we are close to, we become ever more capable of treating the greater group in the same way
Why Full Acceptance Is The Way To Go
An old friend of Maude’s from Europe is visiting, and they are away in the Bay area, so this week, I’m linking to an earlier blog on Total Acceptance. I chose this because it is a radically different way of …
Choose Total Acceptance: It’s a Radical Way to Peace and Harmony
Total acceptance is the defining difference between not just experiencing better relating, but for a living peace that provides deep soul satisfying relationships. This is a radical concept, yet once understood, it can become a very natural way of being with another.
How Acceptance is the Best Path to a Peaceful Relationship
Recognizing someone else’s world is different is how you have a successful relationship. When you realize their life and desires are just as deep and valid as yours, then you realize that trying to change it would be just as unpleasant as if they started telling you what to do.
How Do Presence and Acceptance Add to Your Relationships?
To be truly present you must acknowledge what is and accept what is. The moment you move into wanting something to be different, you are no longer experiencing what is. Any pushing or pulling away is stepping out of the present.
How Does Trust Grow and Support Non-Interference in Your Relationship?
MAUDE: Today while reflecting on what contributes to our peaceful harmonious way of being together, we zeroed in on the way we move through our lives separately within our connectedness. We are well matched in our desire for independent action, …
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