be nice
Am i missing something? Be nice and have fun. Have a good time together. Is there something preventing people from doing that with each other?
laughing out loud
Reading David Sedaris. I realized that I was laughing out loud. and then I remembered. This happens every time I read Sedaris. The last time was years ago, as I don’t allow m
Vulnerability
Take that, Brené Brown! ~ From SOA, season 6, episode 13.
Alain de Botton
Loved Krista Tippett’s interview with Alain de Botton. See https://onbeing.org/programs/alain-de-botton-the-true-hard-work-of-love-and-relationships/ Choice excerpts, relatin
less traveled
Just re-read M. Scott Peck’s book The Road Less Traveled. Written in 1978. I read it in 1984. It blew my mind at the time. Was somehow relevant to my first long-term relation
in spite of – redux
I keep coming back to this… Loving people IN SPITE OF who they are. I so much appreciate people telling it like it is, shining light on the ordinary, saying what everyone kno
figs
A nice blog post from Figs (Fiachra O’Sullivan) in SF: http://www.therapywithfigs.com/stop-asking-for-your-needs/ I just love how down to earth this guy is. Love his use of l
Pransky
I highly recommend checking out the book The Relationship Handbook, by George Pransky. See his website page here. He turns things around. Focusing on attitude, and letting communic
feeling feelings
People report that they find it beneficial when a therapist tells them to stop and go inside and feel their feelings. And sometimes they are asked to be curious, about whether it&#
Relationship 101 and 201
Before I turned 30, I came to the idea that Relationship 101 is about not trying to change your partner. I still forget that. It’s a meditation to see the person as s/he real