It happened like this. I was in the kitchen and irritated that Diane wasn’t putting things away the way I would. My thought was, “She should do it the way I do.” And I wasn’t liking her at that moment. … Continue reading
It is encouraging how the space of our relationship provides a mirror to show me when I am not connecting to Diane and others; when I retreat into myself or become isolated or controlling and short with people. A recent … Continue reading
Diane and I had recently had a great date and were happy with each other and our life. Appreciative and thankful. So why was I Grumpy and Irritated with little things that she did, using too many spoons, not hanging … Continue reading
June 9, 2014 Nevada City, CA Diane’s and my second anniversary today; she is in France with the WWII veterans and their families for the 70th reunion of D-day and I am at home, keeping the cats and chickens … Continue reading
Since my last blog, I have participated in two fulfilling activities. I went to Boston and won the Head of the Charles, my third rowing goal for this, my seventieth year and I attended a reunion of the 6-Day … Continue reading
Relationship Course for Individuals and Couples The domain of transformation at the level of the individual involves several dynamics: “waking up” by turning on the Observer Self, shifting from a victim or at effect stance in your reality to an … Continue reading
Yesterday while I was walking on the way to the garden of our beautiful farm, I noticed I was annoyed and angry, and kind of depressed about life, and I could not find a reason for feeling this way as … Continue reading
I started noticing this as a pattern only recently. Back in February when we were in New Zealand, Diane was trying to get me to call someone to help with cleaning in preparation for the wedding celebration we were holding … Continue reading
I have recently returned from Europe where I competed in the World Masters Games in rowing and won the single sculls for my age group. With a terrible start in the final in which I was down two boat lengths … Continue reading
TRYING TO SOLVE UPSETS AT THE WRONG LEVEL April 30, 2013 If you try to solve an upset by changing the circumstances or trying to change the other person (“Don’t ever do that to me again”) then you are actually … Continue reading