HI there, my passion is Relationships...the ones we have with our Self, with Others, with Intimate Partners, with Spirit and with the Planet.
Many people feel a deep concern about the state of the world at the moment...not only environmentally and politically...but also relationally. With up to 1/3 of Relationships breaking up in Australia and up to 1/2 in the USA, things don't look too healthy on the relationship front.
Its true, we are going through a period of chaos...which according to Chaos theory, is a normal part of the process of change and evolution. How exciting to think that the old unworkable forms of relating are breaking down...and new forms beginning to emerge!!
This is the first time in over 5000 years...ie most of writtenn history...that women and men (men/men and women/women) have the chance to come together as 'equals'. A whole new basic set of skills are neded to ensure that relationships survive and prosper. The first one is the skill of Negotating.....negotiating a win-win so that both parties are happy with the outcome.
This sounds so simple, but I find in my coaching and counselling, that the majority of people find this very very difficult. We are so used to competing with each other, that treating each other as equals where we don't have to play power games, is almost unimaginable.
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frances - i met you today during the RCI singles talk. what a refreshing topic and viewpoint you espouse! i want your blog to grow because you have many amazing tidbits to share.
i love neale donald walsh too. have read most of his earlier books. in one of them, he talks about grandparents raising their adult children's kids as wise and making relationship agreements and re-newals. I love this. I want to create more of this within an atmosphere of love and fun in my coaching business, so i'll bet you haven't heard the last of me!
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