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Susie and Otto's Love
and Relationships Article
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Partnership in Relationship by Susie and Otto Collins
As we travel across the country teaching people how to have more trust and
passion in their relationships, we do it by teaching the concepts of
partnership in relationship. Gary Zukav describes spiritual
partnership in depth in "The Seat of the Soul" and we have used
his work as one of our guides.
A spiritual partnership is when two people come together consciously as
equals, growing separately together. They grow spiritually and
personally--all within the framework of the relationship. They form a
support system for each other, the foundation being safety and trust.
People often ask us how to create powerful and passionate relationships
and the short answer is through constant communication, one moment at a
time. Openness and honesty are essential in building safety and trust
which allows you to work toward being the true essence of who you are.
When you allow yourself to open totally to the other person, amazing
things begin to happen. You begin to grow in ways you never thought
possible because the other person is there to support you. You know
deep within you that your partner is your friend and will help you build
on your strengths.
Otto isn't comfortable dancing. He feels clumsy and awkward. But he
goes dancing anyway, because he knows that Susie loves it. He also knows,
knows that no matter how foolish he thinks he looks, Susie just wants to
have a good time and gives him total love and support. He even has fun in
the process.
When one of us is facing a spiritual or personal challenge, the other
person is there to listen, to love and to offer support. Whether
consciously or not, it usually works out for us that the person with the
least fear leads--that
can change from moment to moment. This is a concept we learned from
Kenny and Julia Loggins in their book "The Unimaginable Life"
and we've discovered that it has also been true in our relationship.
When two people come together for their personal and spiritual growth, a
great deal of synergy happens. As Stephen Covey says in the 7
Habits of Highly Effective People, "Synergy happens when the whole is
greater
than the sum of its parts. If there is true synergy in relationship, one
plus one equals three or more."
The Bible says that when two or more are gathered in my name, I will be
there. Isn't that the essence of why we come together? To be
closer to Spirit or to God? In partnerships, we help each other to
heal, to
grow, and to learn. Carolyn Myss says in her tape series
"Spiritual Madness" that one of our purposes in incarnating is
to get to know the parts of ourselves that don't know God yet. We
believe that spiritual partnerships help you to know God.
We encourage you to form spiritual partnerships in all relationships in
your lives. If you do, you will find that your life will be filled
with joy, passion, growth, some pain, and a great deal of love.
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