The Vertical Connection
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The Vertical Connection
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been feeling called to write this series, “The Ways We’ve Been Taught to Love Aren’t Okay. They’re Traumatizing.”
Two weeks ago, I wrote about “The Healing Magic of Friendship,” in which I talked about how we need to stop prioritizing romantic intimacy above everything else.... See more
instagram.comTo best respond to whatever arises in front of us day by day or even moment by moment, we sometimes need to tighten up on the reins of autonomy, while loosening the reins of connection. In other moments, we tighten the connection reins, moving in closer to our partners while releasing the autonomy reins…With practice, we learn that autonomy and
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The beautiful thing is, there is so much more depth that can occur when we learn how to be in relationship as a spiritual practice—and over time, the gifts we receive are well beyond the chemical cocktail of pleasure and excitement we feel in the beginning. Part of aligning yourself for the type of relationship you desire is having a clear and
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