Tag: Acceptance

Safe Harbor

I want to discuss a fundamental skill, tool and value in couples relationships. I will call this ‘creating a Safe Harbor.’ Safe harbor means that you, my partner, can be safe here. It means you, my love, can be uniquely you and expect love, support, appreciation and acceptance for your uniqueness.  It means that I…


Self Acceptance

Self -acceptance means we stop suffering by our own hand.  Sometimes suffering is just that. Nothing more or less. Nothing to learn, nothing to get, nothing to do… something that makes us all human. Of course, that is not wallowing in it, but there is place for compassion — for self and for others ……


Self Acceptance And My Body

I was outside in the cold weather in my bathrobe and bedroom slippers emptying Clorox bottles into my pool system.  As I sat on the couch afterwards feeling my numb hands — and considering the silliness of what I had done, the implications starting coming on.  Not only is it very cold outside, not only…


Self love may be difficult

Self love is a bit of a misnomer.  Why do you need to love yourself?  Where does the question of self-love originate from? Do you love a sunrise?  You might be in awe.  You might feel connected and lost in some feeling or experience bigger than your mind.  You might even step out of the…


Personal Growth Can Be a Distraction

I will never forget my first experience with personal growth. It was like a bomb of light went off and illuminated the world in a way that I never imagined possible.   Everything looked different.   For once, I didn’t know how things worked — it was all a mystery — and somehow, this other ‘world’ was…