two words
I attended some meetings in the Bay Area with a spiritual teacher in the early part of the century. Sometimes he said that God gave us two words to use: Fuck You On occasion, I can
attachment vs differentiation
Couples work is very hard. That’s why I am fond of that quote, supposedly attributed to a Buddhist Monk: “The hardest thing is another person.” There are seve
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