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“All wisdom is plagiarized, only our ignorance is original” – Anonymous

At a silent retreat I went to, one of the teachers said something that resonated deeply with me: "all wisdom is plagiarized, only our ignorance is original."  I would say…

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September 3, 2019
Relationships

The inertia of relationship wars

Fights take energy to start and escalate, and they also take energy to stop.  Wars, be they between nations or tribes or individuals, have inertia.  This applies to couples in…

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August 22, 2019
Read more about the article PCT Washington – Agnes Creek to Stehekin
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PCT Washington – Agnes Creek to Stehekin

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July 8, 2019
Read more about the article PCT Washington – Suiattle River to Agnes Creek
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PCT Washington – Suiattle River to Agnes Creek

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July 7, 2019
Read more about the article PCT Washington – Mica Lake to Suiattle River
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PCT Washington – Mica Lake to Suiattle River

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July 6, 2019
Read more about the article PCT Washington – White Mountain to Mica Lake
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PCT Washington – White Mountain to Mica Lake

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July 5, 2019
Read more about the article PCT Washington – Saddle Gap to White Mountain
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PCT Washington – Saddle Gap to White Mountain

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July 4, 2019
Read more about the article PCT Washington – Lake Janus to Saddle Gap
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PCT Washington – Lake Janus to Saddle Gap

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July 3, 2019
Read more about the article PCT Washington – Steven’s Pass to Lake Janus
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PCT Washington – Steven’s Pass to Lake Janus

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July 2, 2019
Read more about the article PCT Washington – Pieper Pass to Steven’s Pass
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PCT Washington – Pieper Pass to Steven’s Pass

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August 13, 2018
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Peace and growth are your true nature 🌲❄️🗻🪿🍄☀️🌳
Therapist reflecting on love, purpose, and living fully
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The sweetness of newer relationships can feel so g The sweetness of newer relationships can feel so good that it masks core wounds that we brought into the relationship. 
When the passion fire calms to a normal sustainable burn and the pain of our wounds is felt, we can misattribute that pain to a partner’s shortcomings.
Sometimes they did make mistakes. But often the pain was revealed more than it was created.
It’s like having an already fractured food stepped on.
With distance, we may see that mutual defenses blocked love that could have potentially been given, had we worked on dissolving those defenses.
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Breakups reveal what relationships conceal
(Three pillars of a nourishing relationship 3.1.2)
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#Relationships #Attachment #Healing #Breakups #SelfReflection #Dating #Psychology
~~~ Perspective from a distance (Three pillars of ~~~
Perspective from a distance
(Three pillars of a nourishing relationship 3.1.1)

While we’re in relationship, pain feels like cause and effect.
They do something. We hurt.

After it ends, and the same wounds still ache, we can see our wounds more clearly.
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#Relationships #Healing #Attachment #Breakups #Self-Reflection #Dating #Psychology
~~~ Break up wake ups (Three pillars of a nourishi ~~~
Break up wake ups
(Three pillars of a nourishing relationship 3.1)

Breakups hurt more when both people were good, but wounded. Sometimes what we thought were boundaries were actually defenses. It can be hard to tell the difference between integrity and fear. Knowing the difference informs where to focus next.

#Relationships #Healing #Breakups #Selfreflection #Dating #Psychology #Attachment
~~~~~ When to end a relationship (Three pillars of ~~~~~
When to end a relationship
(Three pillars of a nourishing relationship 2.11.8)
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#Relationships #BreakingUp #Dating #Compatibility #Psychology #Attachment #Decisions #Marriage
~~~~~ Compassionate uncoupling (Three pillars of a ~~~~~
Compassionate uncoupling
(Three pillars of a nourishing relationship 2.11.8a)
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#Relationships #BreakingUp #Dating #Compatibility #Psychology Attachment Decisions Marriage
~~~~~ Does relationship compatibility change over ~~~~~
Does relationship compatibility change over time?
(Three pillars of a nourishing relationship 2.11.7)
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#Relationships #Dating #Compatibility #Psychology #Attachment #Decisions #Marriage #Spirituality
~~~~~ Compatibility-life balance (Three pillars of ~~~~~
Compatibility-life balance
(Three pillars of a nourishing relationship 2.11.6)
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#Relationships #Dating #Compatibility #Psychology #Attachment #Decisions #Marriage #Spirituality
~~~~~ To stay together or not to stay together (Th ~~~~~
To stay together or not to stay together
(Three pillars of a nourishing relationship 2.11.5)
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#Relationships #Dating #Compatibility #Psychology #Attachment #Decisions #Marriage #Spirituality
~~~~~ Relationship challenges as a spiritual pract ~~~~~
Relationship challenges as a spiritual practice
(Three pillars of a nourishing relationship 2.11.4)
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#Relationships #Dating #Compatibility #Spirituality #Psychology #Attachment #Decisions #Marriage
~~~~~ Increasing the magic compatibility ratio (T ~~~~~
Increasing the magic compatibility ratio

(Three pillars of a nourishing relationship 2.11.3)
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#Relationships #Dating #Compatibility #Psychology #Attachment #Decisions #Couples #MarriageCounseling
~~~~~ Strengthening the other two relationship pil ~~~~~
Strengthening the other two relationship pillars

(Three pillars of a nourishing relationship 2.11.2)
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#Relationships #Dating #Compatibility #Psychology #Attachment #Decisions
~~~~~ Navigating elusive compatibility in a commit ~~~~~
Navigating elusive compatibility in a committed relationship
(Three pillars of a nourishing relationship 2.11)
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#Relationships #Dating #Compatibility #Psychology #Attachment #Decisions
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