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Tag: Acceptance

Two Aspects of Tranquility

By Phil Posted on September 22, 2013 Posted in Peace, Relationships Tagged with Acceptance, Peace within relationship
Two Aspects of Tranquility

Nearly every night we retire early enough to have time with each other.It may be conversation, the crossword or a movie, but whatever we choose, it acts as a zone of tranquility that restores us to the center. I attribute …

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The Golden Rule

By Phil Posted on August 23, 2013 Posted in Relationships Tagged with Acceptance, Golden Rule
The Golden Rule

Dear Maude, I like your AAA Post – that we all want to be accepted, appreciated and acknowledged. You hint in the title “Do Unto Others…” of a necessary symmetry, which is, of course, the golden rule: do as you …

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What a Good Relationship Needs

By Phil Posted on August 16, 2013 Posted in Relationships Tagged with Acceptance, Conflict
What a Good Relationship Needs

It seems we’re both reaching the conclusion that you must have worked* on yourself before you can achieve a conflict-free relationship. And what does “work” mean? It means Using self reflection to know yourself. Being able to step back and …

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Acceptance after Conflict

By Maude Posted on August 7, 2013 Posted in Relationships Tagged with Acceptance, Conflict
Acceptance after Conflict

Hi sweetie, I thought it would be useful to describe the context of “intention to accept” that you blogged about. We were discussing how easy it is for us to come together and be open to each other, and attributed …

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Acceptance is not “Putting Up With”

By Phil Posted on August 4, 2013 Posted in Relationships Tagged with Acceptance, Conflict, Individuality and Relationship
Acceptance is not “Putting Up With”

We talk a lot about acceptance, but people often reject it because they take it to mean “having to put up with“, so I want to examine in more detail how and where it applies. The acceptability of actions lies …

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Finding acceptance

By Phil Posted on August 1, 2013 Posted in Relationships Tagged with Acceptance, Compatibility, Peace within relationship
Finding acceptance

It’s pretty clear that one key to a good relationship is complete acceptance of the other. All their actions are OK; nothing is barred or criticized. By doing so, you offer a safe space for the other to be in. …

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Knowing Who You Are

By Phil Posted on July 26, 2013 Posted in Relationships Tagged with Acceptance

Dear Maude, I wrote about “knowing what your own goals are”, and you wrote “you need to have spent time learning about yourself”, so we’re both acknowledging the importance that knowing yourself has in a successful relationship. The better you …

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The Requirements for Acceptance

By Phil Posted on July 24, 2013 Posted in Relationships Tagged with Acceptance
The Requirements for Acceptance
Choices

Acceptance of the other means letting them do their own thing (pardon my 60’s). If we see them as less skilled or capable than us, the temptation is to chide them or correct them, but these are parental responses. Even …

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Acceptance – Some Thoughts to the Topic

By Maude Posted on July 23, 2013 Posted in Relationships Tagged with Acceptance

In preparing to write an article to the topic of Acceptance, we have been thinking and talking together about the components of this very critical aspect of conflict free relationships. I keep thinking that one of the places that people …

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