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Tag: Attention

Pay Attention – It’s How to Best Support Each Other

By Phil and Maude Posted on January 19, 2025 Posted in Relationships, Successful Relating Tagged with Attention
Pay Attention – It’s How to Best Support Each Other

MAUDE: Last week, Phil had a big birthday. I had been thinking of how to celebrate him for many months, and had made numerous suggestions to him for grandiose celebrations, parties and trips. He never responded with the least enthusiasm …

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Make Sure You Pay Attention to Your Relationships

By Maude Posted on June 2, 2024 Posted in Relationships, Successful Relating Tagged with Attention, Connection
Make Sure You Pay Attention to Your Relationships

The sense of loving connection between two people is the heart of every relationship. It is important to take the time to feel and recognize the connection, and to develop the sense of what makes each one precious and unique in its own way.

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How You Can Choose to Have a Better Relationship Now

By Phil and Maude Posted on April 3, 2022 Posted in Relationships, Successful Relating Tagged with Attention, Conflict-free relating, Intention
How You Can Choose to Have a Better Relationship Now

Do you want to have relationships full of joy and peace, lacking in fights and arguments? If you do, really do, then it is possible for you to have that experience. Every relationship you have can be permeated by love …

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Celebrate Every Day of Your Relationship

By Maude Posted on February 9, 2020 Posted in Love, Presence, Relationships, Successful Relating Tagged with Appreciation, Attention
Celebrate Every Day of Your Relationship

Valentine’s Day is at the end of this week and we have been reflecting on what we would like to share about this day that’s dedicated to love and the celebration of relationships. I love celebrating any and everything, and …

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You Need to Feed Your Relationship

By Phil and Maude Posted on February 18, 2018 Posted in Relationships, Successful Relating Tagged with Attention, Presence
You Need to Feed Your Relationship

Maude: Do not take your relationship for granted. We don’t usually issue proclamations of this nature, but this cannot be said enough. Valentine’s day and anniversaries and other landmarks are all really nice opportunities to celebrate your relationship. However, if …

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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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