The other morning I awoke earlier than usual. I rolled over with the intent of going back to sleep, but saw a spider crawling around a small area of my bedroom ceiling. Within a few minutes, it was drifting downwards, dangling by a web too thin to see. A bit later it crawled back up to the ceiling, and then back down. Up and down it went for about half an hour, until eventually it got its footing back on the ceiling and scurried away behind the window blinds somewhere. Spiders are fascinating creatures. Their webs are sheer feats of marvelous engineering. Continue reading “Relating without Reacting” »

The dictionary defines relationship as the connection one object has to another.  It’s simply the connection. Yet, in our minds, relationships grow to be a huge embodiment of emotion, rules, assumptions, and expectations. Continue reading “Reality of Relationships” »