Ask each other “How can I love you better?” and act on it. It is helpful to get new information from your partner directly because, just like you, they are an ever-changing being.

Improving your relationship with yourself by letting go of the heaviness that your mind carries Working to outwardly shift your behaviors so they can be more conducive to a harmonious relationship

It can feel especially difficult to have open discussions if you have experienced a childhood where the truth was not welcomed and instead it was encouraged to simply act like everything was okay for the sake of “keeping the peace.” In these situations, the tension that the truth may cause by bringing things out into the open does not go away when

Goals and desires that are wrapped in tension lose their sense of balance and devolve into attachments where we make our “happiness” dependent on their outcome. In this sense, we think we are striving for our own happiness, but what we are actually doing is striving for the fleeting pleasure that we feel when we get to control an outcome.

You have lived with your mind long enough to know that heavy emotions will sometimes cloud your perception. You will not be able to see yourself well when your mind is moving through an emotional storm. A large enough storm will make everything look dark and cloudy. Don’t let a temporary moment of mental heaviness become a blame game where you

Connection is a magnetic pull that gives two people the signal that it is worth investing energy into each other. Even though you may feel fear in the face of vulnerability and potential heartache with a new person or agitation when an argument arises, these are opportunities for growth and problem-solving or for understanding each other better,

You know the love you feel for your partner is real when you genuinely want to see them happy and you feel comfortable letting them take the reins to lead the relationship in a balanced way.

It takes a lot of strength to come forward with the truth because it can feel risky—especially if the truth is a big one. But ultimately, revealing the truth gives you the opportunity to connect more deeply and vulnerably and to live more peacefully after everything is settled, as opposed to living with the tension of a lie.

The mind feels a tremendous ease when it grows its ability to love, mainly because true love is a state of detachment, unconditioned. You learn to observe as opposed to crave, you help without the need to control or receive recognition, you apply effort without being attached to the results, you have goals and act toward them without having your