A CONSCIOUS LIVING PRACTICE FOR TODAY – FEBRUARY 24

The great charm in argument is really finding one’s own opinions, not other people’s.
— Evelyn Waugh

RELATIONSHIP CONFLICTS

Let’s take apart the essence of a miracle in relationship. First, I will examine a typical pattern in a relationship conflict, one that is likely to be familiar to you. You come home from work tired and stressed, and your partner arrives at the same time and asks what’s for dinner. It doesn’t matter which gender I assign to each partner; either could ask the question. You feel a tightness form in your belly and that fist makes itself known in your chest. You answer your partner sarcastically, perhaps saying, “I don’t know; maybe you should check with our cook.” Your partner responds with equal sarcasm; it’s not important what he or she says, just that it stings. And off you go, on your way down the path of that conflict that you can’t believe two intelligent, caring adults have been having for countless years now.

A CONSCIOUS LIVING PRACTICE FOR TODAY – FEBRUARY 24

Answer the following questions in your mind:

An argument that I frequently have with my partner is about…
When the argument is beginning my belly feels…
When the argument is beginning my chest feels…
I know the argument is in full swing once I hear myself say…
I know the argument is in full swing once I hear my partner say…

What might you learn by your answers?

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