one of the big challenges I have found in relationships is receiving another’s love.  Unfortunately I have tended to relate to the ‘giving love’ side of the equation, to which a lot of women can relate.  I have experienced shifts over the course of my life where I have more access to the experience of Love, particularly receiving it.  These I guess has been the result of consciously working towards having this experience more fully.  I even found a Wiki article titled ‘How to Receive Love’

Courtesy HowtoGeek: Awesome Desktop Wallpapers: the Abstract Art Edition

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There is a simple rule in relationships which is that at any given moment you can choose between love or power.  Being human its impossible to be perfect (don’t you hate that?) and so impossible to come consistently from either.  However our values will dictate which side we will try to veer towards as much as possible.

“Where love rules, there is no will to power; where power predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other.” Carl Jung

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living together successfully can either be a wonderful learning & sharing experience or a real test for any couple. Unfortunately the latter has the higher percentage of entrants in the couple stakes. There are several components to the question how to live together successfully?

“That married couples can live together day after day is a miracle the Vatican has overlooked.” Bill Cosby

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intimate is not just women’s underwear, it is the subtle foundation of any good relationship. The word intimate is defined in the dictionary as pertaining to the inmost character of a thing; fundamental. The word comes from the Latin intimatus “make known, announce, impress,” and intimus “inmost”. It all sounds pretty intense doesn’t it but also so… attractive to be seen by another & accepted, let alone loved! Before moving on from the intimate apparel theme, thought you might enjoy this great photo from Flickr.

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I have radical opinions and solutions to bullying, so please do not read any further unless you want to feel a little rattled in your concepts and ideas.

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