As we travel across the country teaching people how to have more trust and passion in their relationships, we do it by teaching the concepts of partnership in relationship. Gary Zukav describes spiritual partnership in depth in The Seat of the Soul and we have used his work as one of our guides.

A spiritual partnership is when two people come together consciously as equals, growing separately together. They grow spiritually and personally--all within the framework of the relationship. They form a support system for each other, the foundation being safety and trust. People often ask us how to create powerful and passionate relationships and the short answer is through constant communication, one moment at a time. Openness and honesty are essential in building safety and trust which allows you to work toward being the true essence of who you are...Click Here to read the entire article

The First Ninety Days, by Skye Thomas

A friend of mine recently commented on the amazing number of romance novels written and the huge amount of money being made in that industry. He then shared his observation that these romance novels don’t usually tell their stories beyond the first ninety days or so. He said people just want to read about the romance of falling in love, not of the day-to-day life of being in long-term relationships.

I told him that it’s not necessarily ninety days, but that’s a fair enough number to use for discussion purposes. I went on to tell him that those first ninety days of a relationship set the tone for the rest of the time you’re with someone. Typically, if a relationship goes sour in the first ninety days, it’s not going to survive much longer. If on the other hand, it’s a beautiful first ninety days, then the relationship has a foundation to grow on. In the first ninety days, the atmosphere of a relationship is set. When rough patches occur in the relationship, the couple often looks back to that honeymoon stage for inspiration to work through the problems. If the first ninety days doesn’t create something worth fighting for, then where’s the motivation to keep the love alive?

I thought back on some of my own relationships. I have had three major relationships as an adult. One never had a ‘first ninety days.’ I had decided to marry someone who was just a friend in order to give my two young children a chance at having a dad. The only thing that motivated me to work through the problems was...Click here to read the rest of the article