“In spite of all similarities, every living situation has, like a newborn child, a new face, that has never been before and will never come again. It demands of you a reaction that cannot be prepared beforehand. It demands nothing of what is past. It demands presence, responsibility; it demands you.” ~Martin ...Read More
The Secret Is Out: How to Improve Any Relationship
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I will meet you there.” ~Rumi There is a simple way to improve any relationship. And it's called listening. I don't mean listening while you are formulating your response, or listening but assuming you already know what is going to be said, or ...Read More
The Good News About Limiting Beliefs
“When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.” ~African proverb In the last post, we saw that when we tell the truth about our challenging relationships, the only solution is to look within. Where previously we might have blamed or criticized another, we discovered that the true source of the ...Read More
Thank You, Annoying People
"All violence is the result of people tricking themselves into believing that their pain derives from other people and that consequently those people deserve to be punished." ~Marshall Rosenberg I met someone recently who pushes my buttons, and not the good ones. When I am around him, I feel irritated, there are ...Read More
Relationships, Happiness, Freedom, and More
Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year! May 2010 be a banner year for you in every way. You may not realize it, but there is a very connected community developing here at A Flourishing Life. Every reader of this blog has a compelling interest in knowing themselves so deeply that reality cannot be denied. We are ...Read More