Love and Relationship Advice
Susie and Otto Collins
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This week's article:
Being "Real" in
Your Relationships
by Susie And Otto Collins
This week we joined the 20-something masses and attended a
Dave Mathews Band concert. They played a song called, "Ants Marching"
and we felt like the lyrics really told the story of a lot of relationships and
lives.
In his song, Dave depicts the average life and the average
relationship. "He wakes up in the morning, Does his teeth, Bite to eat and
he's rolling. Never changes a thing. The week ends, the week begins. She thinks,
we look at each other Wondering what the other is thinking But we never say a
thing And these crimes between us grow deeper. Take these chances. Place them in a box until a quieter time.
Lights down, you up and die."
What Dave's really saying in his blunt way is that most of
us in our relationships aren't willing to speak our truth about our thoughts and
we end up taking these thoughts, unspoken, to our graves.
The great motivational speaker Zig Ziglar talks about the
tragedy of people going to their graves with their music still in them--not
living their lives to the fullest.
If you want your relationships to be "real,"
alive and powerful, we suggest the concept of spiritual partnership. A spiritual
partnership is not about religion--it's about two people coming together, using
their relationship as a venue to heal, learn and grow.
How is a spiritual partnership different from other types
of relationships?
In a spiritual partnership, (this can be any relationship)
each partner is committed to telling the truth, and not holding back, however
painful it might be. The relationship
This concept was introduced to the masses by Gary Zukav's
book "Seat of the Soul." We
were dramatically impacted by this concept and it has changed our lives forever.
So how often are you not living your truth in
relationships? What is the underlying fear that comes up for you when you think
about telling your truth? We all have relationships
We've found that Steven Covey's phrase, "Old
resentments never die--they just get buried alive and come up later in uglier
ways," is so true. Haven't you had that happen
So we have found that the only way to create outstanding
relationships of all kinds is to have open, honest communication at all times
and by doing it in such a way that the other person can hear your truth.
This is tough. But
what is tougher is having a relationship that is mired in unspoken issues.Do
what Susan Jeffers suggests, "Feel the fear and do it anyway."
When you do, your relationships will be more real and honest.
So we challenge you this week to choose a relationship or
situation that needs to be healed and tackle just one small issue that stands in
the way of a more harmonious relationship.
If you do, you'll be one step closer to forming a great
spiritual partnership with that other person.
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Relationship Quote of the Week
"Our work is to stay present, available to the
universe and vulnerable to the truth."
Steven and Ondrea Levine
This quote is from our book filled with "101
Relationship Quotes Worth a Million
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Susie and Otto Collins
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