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Why Being Positive is so Powerful in Relationships and in the World

MAUDE: Phil and I recently got back from two weeks driving through the parks and scenic roads of southern Utah. It was a transformational journey in several ways. One occurred when we stopped at a roadside attraction, or at least …

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Base Your Relationships On Connection Not Competition

PHIL: Several lifetimes ago, I shared a house with about a dozen other people. We had a budget and took turns cooking. There were issues like when to clean, what standard of cleanliness, whether contributions should be income-related, and how …

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Successful Relationships Reading Corner

This week, we wrote about how important is is to make fairness a foundation of all your relationships. Here are some other posts we've written that speak to different aspects of this topic.Read more ›

The Power of Seeing and Being Seen in Your Relationships

PHIL: Feeling seen by someone is a wonderful experience. We (most of us, anyway) cover up our interior self to get along in society, and as a result, lose touch with exactly who we are. To have our desires, uncertainties, …

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Successful Relationships Reading Corner

This week, we wrote about how important is is to make fairness a foundation of all your relationships. Here are some other posts we've written that speak to different aspects of this topic.Read more ›

The Balance Between Self-Reflection and Connection in Relationships

MAUDE: Phil and I often write about how important it is to your relationships to get to know yourself and the truths that reflect who you are right now. We have emphasized the need for self-reflection so that you can …

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Successful Relationships Reading Corner

This week, we wrote about how important is is to make fairness a foundation of all your relationships. Here are some other posts we've written that speak to different aspects of this topic.Read more ›

R-E-S-P-E-C-T Is One of the Factors of Peace in Relationships

PHIL: I respect Maude in two different senses of the word. One is that I have great respect for her abilities, her skills, especially the ones I don’t have. (Perhaps it is only the ones I don’t have; perhaps we …

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Successful Relationships Reading Corner

This week, we wrote about how important is is to make fairness a foundation of all your relationships. Here are some other posts we've written that speak to different aspects of this topic.Read more ›

How to Recognize and Bring Peace Into Your Relationships

PHIL: One challenge in talking about peace is that it is thought of as an absence, a cessation, a lack of activity, as in “the peace of the dead.” I would rather describe it as a state of being. I …

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