When you release your lover, you let him be who he needs to be, and in the midst of forgiveness you can truly see him for who he really is.

The “special relationship” is always on shaky ground. This “special” person has been placed on such a high pedestal that if he or she makes the slightest mistake, you will fall apart as a result of feeling incomplete.

Equation. Let go of the rope and expect miracles!

“You’ve hit your rock bottom, which means you’ve stopped falling. It’s only up from here!”

Special Relationships A big no-no in romance is casting your partner as an idol. Lessons from the Course have taught me to “see beyond all idols.” When you idolize a romantic partner, you turn them into your only source of happiness. Without them you feel incomplete. This is a nightmare. The Course teaches, “It is never the idol that you want, but

Start to see your lovers or dates as friends. Imagine how cool it would be if you could be 100 percent relaxed and authentic on a date! Try it out. Lighten up your romantic relationships by viewing your partner as a friend. Start by simply being yourself, and act as if you’re out with your friends. It may be tough at first, but it works. Relax and

All efforts to clutch and smother the people in our lives in order to fill our own need for love and attention inevitably end up working against those relationships. So what can you do to change this? One word: Release.

For example, after Hanna committed thirty days to the ~ing Equation, she noticed that her family hadn’t changed much, but her feelings toward them and how she felt when she was with them had changed. Her family’s expectations and backhanded remarks that used to make her crazy no longer affected her emotionally. She was able to release them in the

I’ve found dancing to be one of the greatest physical activities for releasing blocked feelings.