I appreciate the gentle wisdom of this article. I believe that we do wake up, become more conscious, through relationship, which results in happiness from within. We are related, and in relationship we have the ongoing opportunity to transform. I used to be more angry, negative, defensive, critical than I am now, and my being in relationship with my wife who is positive, accepting, patient, encouraging has very much helped me become more aware of how I was and become more soft, less angry, more positive, and more kind. I was held in loving embrace, and my becoming more conscious and growing occurred and is occurring over many years -- I'm a slow learner. Knowing what happens for me, remembering that I can learn and change, helps me to grow in awareness and helps me to be more compassionate toward myself, and knowing that others are (like) me I am also more compassionate with others.
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On Apr 18, 2016me wrote :
I hear you! Relationships are designed to heighten awareness! Alone, we can easily "loose our edge"! We gotta keep going! (My Grandma Tillie would say quite often in her latter years!)
On Apr 18, 2016 david doane wrote :
I appreciate the gentle wisdom of this article. I believe that we do wake up, become more conscious, through relationship, which results in happiness from within. We are related, and in relationship we have the ongoing opportunity to transform. I used to be more angry, negative, defensive, critical than I am now, and my being in relationship with my wife who is positive, accepting, patient, encouraging has very much helped me become more aware of how I was and become more soft, less angry, more positive, and more kind. I was held in loving embrace, and my becoming more conscious and growing occurred and is occurring over many years -- I'm a slow learner. Knowing what happens for me, remembering that I can learn and change, helps me to grow in awareness and helps me to be more compassionate toward myself, and knowing that others are (like) me I am also more compassionate with others.