Article: Conscious Relating 
Everyday I am reminded of how
much our unconscious patterns - thoughts, behaviors, fears, judgments,
assumptions and more - impact our lives. They so often define how we feel about the day, how nice (or not so
nice) we are to ourselves, how we interact with our co-workers and friends, and
how we interact with our beloved or even with people we haven't meet yet! (i.e.
perspective friends or beloveds).
I see myself and so many men and
women around me who have been "programmed" to be a certain way, expect certain
things, and to keep a "safe distance". Our unconscious patterns drive us and then we wonder why life is the way it
is and not the way we want it to be.
To have the joy, love, peace, and
passion we want, we need to become conscious of ourselves and our environment -
including the people in our lives. In the world of relationships, I call this
Conscious Relating. Conscious relating truly means living and speaking from
my heart - whether that communication happens verbally, through writing or
through the touch of my hand. And... to live from your heart you must be
conscious of what's in your heart...which leads us to the first characteristic of
Conscious Relating.
Looking deeper, conscious
relating has four main characteristics: self-awareness, other-awareness (in
other words, seeing and listening), taking responsibility, and authentic
communication. We'll take a brief
look at each of these characteristics here and then in upcoming newsletters we'll
dive into more detail on each topic.
Conscious relating starts with
self-awareness. In order to
express ourselves honestly we have to know what we feel, what we want, or what we
need. In order to speak
honestly, we have to know what the truth is within ourselves... And for some of
us, that may seem daunting
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Weekly Practice: Kiss like they Kiss...or Ask!
Have you ever noticed that you will often kiss or touch your partner
in ways you like to be kissed and touched? Have you noticed that you
say things to the one you love or do things for your honey that you like
to have said or done for you? You are almost always giving your partner
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