Sandra Dodd

It doesn’t say partnership. Some might even argue that it’s not about partnership. :-)


But this is a book excerpt by Thich Nhat Hanh—the intro to

In his introduction to the book _Love’s Garden: A Guide to Mindful Relationships_, Thich Nhat Hanh shows us how we can use loving relationships to cultivate the seeds of buddhahood inside us.

Growing Together
http://www.lionsroar.com/growing-together

If you don’t have time, or if the Buddhist lingo there in the middle starts to irritate you, skim down to where he’s talking about hands, and fingers. I think it might be an image and an analogy that anyone here can use in moments of pending frustration to relax and be a better partner to a child or spouse or friend or relative.

Sylvia Woodman posted this on a facebook group called Something Sweet for our Significant Other, which‘ve just taken over and am trying to fluff up and energize.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/sweetnesstooursignificantother/

Sandra