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I’m reading an excellent book right now, Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel. The book does a beautiful job of exploring the dichotomies in our relationship between love and sexuality. One of the...
"In your relationships, are you concerned about making others feel good about themselves or are you concerned with making them feel good about you?" This question was posed by David Hoyt, in a recent...
I appreciate people who are assertive. Particularly when it comes to looking after their own boundaries and needs. Especially if I’m the one who might be treading on them. Supporting the...
Is talking the best way to build intimacy? We put so much emphasis in our modern loving relationships on expressing our souls through our words. Knowing and being known through our ability to express...
Every time there is a reason to push away there is an opportunity to move in. We have all experienced moments of rejection. A moment when we have felt outed from a group. Pushed away from a loved...
Giving an order without buy-in creates resentment and sabotage. If I command you to do something that you do not agree with, the only thing keeping you in-line is your fear. If instead I collaborate...
In my life it's very important to feel centred. Centred is to be over my feet and balanced emotionally and spiritually. I often feel pulled on by strong connections. They can tug on the parts of me...
Meeting resistance, obstruction, defensiveness, or down right obstinance can be intimidating. Strong views and strong emotions can easily trigger an emotional reaction in you and those reactions can...
When I was a young boy I remember truly revering my father. He was intelligent and wise, he read to me, shared insights into the world around me. He read me the hobbit, introduced me to Narnia, he...
I had an experience recently in a class where a friend who teaches dance (at a much higher level than I do) gave me a correction in form. It got my back up and I snipped back at him. The class wasn’t...