PHIL: A dear friend has been badly shaken by the loss of her cat of 15 years. I had a cat called Bert who died unexpectedly, and I was in grief for months. This is something I have heard time What

PHIL: The phrase belief and intention is a good description of how we relate. We believe a harmonious relationship is possible, and intend to have one. Our belief comes from various sources. Primari

Weve spent many years looking at why we have a peaceful relationship, and one of the things is that we consistently spend time together, not only in activities like writing this blog, but time togeth

MAUDE: As we write this first blog of the new year, we are posing the question of what goes into a growing fruitful relationship, one where the values of peace and harmony are primary for both parties

As we said last week, our basic theme is sharing ways to create and practice peaceful relating. Here are some inspirations from throughout the ages to help you put that into practice. Nobody can brin

It was probably the way we planned for our wedding that first drew our attention to how we interact. Flowers, venue, vows, catering we made decisions on all of these without clashing. When we looked

PHIL: Weve been talking about how important fairness is in relationships. It is about treating the other person as an equal, even though they are at the same time, different from you. (Here, I am rem

We are continuing to work through some complex decisions about wills, trusts and finances, and are some way from reaching a conclusion. Weve been using our process for this, so it hasnt generated an

PHIL: Im from England, which doesnt have Thanksgiving, yet I have taken to it as my favorite holiday. I realize that not everybody may have such warm feelings toward it when the crazy uncle, paranoi

People get into quarrels over all sorts of things, big and small. They get upset because they feel theyre not going to get what they want; anything from a clean kitchen to another child. They might f