Relationship Tips & Practices

Good relationships are the key to the good lifes
Everyone sees the world differently
You probably have just as many blind spots as everyone else
Memories are not facts
Memory is the ultimate self-serving historian
The more time you spend being stressed, angry and anxious (etc) the more emotionally reactive you become
Deposits to the love bank make love grow
Masters understand that people are precious
The only kind response to good news is to be enthusiastic
Your response to bids for attention will create or destroy trust
Happy people make happy relationships
Complaining makes you less attractive
Happiness is destroyed by complaint
Fighting is normal, being nasty is toxic
Gratitude is the world’s best love-maker
if you look for shit you’ll very likely find it
Just one word can change the whole perspective
Taking yourself too seriously makes you kind of a dick

Make having good relationships your #1 priority
Make allowances – they’re different from you
Start paying attention to your own inconsistencies
Hold loosely to your version of the truth
Blame less, take responsibility more
Meditate, Surf, Create, Dance, Hug, Kiss, Smile, Play Music, Breathe Deeply, Travel and Do something nice for someone.
Find out the 5 things for all your loved ones
Count to ten (or even twenty)
Celebrate the good news of others
Learn and practice the skills of happiness
Deliberately smile more often
The ‘one a day whinge’
Answer gently, even during arguments
Practice gratitude daily
Consciously look for the good in others
Laugh at yourself, especially your shortcomings