Nurture
3. Look for someone who demonstrates:
-Willingness/capacity to have difficult conversations
-Curiosity about their own growth edges
-Commitment to solving problems as a team rather than keeping score
4. The strongest relationships aren't those that start perfect—they're the ones where both people consistently choose each other through the inevitable changes life brings
If I am clenched, enraged or chaotic I cannot connect.
The Soul Work of Losing Control
The Workbook for Five-Minute Relationship Repair
fiveminuterelationshiprepair.comnot JIFFing—judging, interpreting, fixing, or freezing
Dear Bear: how do I get over someone I thought was perfect for me? + what do I do if my friend is "too picky"?
You have to see the world for what it is, in all its brutality, and you need to do this while keeping your heart soft for the beauty that makes it all worthwhile.
Henrik Karlsson • Repeat Great Words, Repeat Them Stubbornly
“Most people never experience what it is like to be with someone that allows them to speak without
1. Judging you
2. Trying to fix you
3. Trying to help you
4. Trying to defend themselves
It can be a beautiful, psychoactive experience.”
—Joe Hudson
