Cultivating a sense of gratitude in relationships Lessons from Japanese Psychology

How to appreciate your partner without trying to fix her Lessons from Japanese Psychology

How to get along with your wife better than I get along with mine Lessons from Japanese Psychology

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This is Really Hard!

"For one human being to love another is perhaps the most difficult task that has been entrusted to us, the ultimate task, the work for which all other work is merely preparation." - Ranier Maria Rilke

Why is it so hard to love somebody?

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Gratitude

Naikan Gratitude, Grace and the Japanese Art of Self-reflection

Naikan Reflection What Did I Receive from my partner? What Did I Give to my partner ? What Troubles and Difficulties Did I Cause my partner? www.todoinstitute.org/naikan4.html

What have I given to others? What Have I Received from Others?

“In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich. It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others.” - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Please Remind Me from Naikan: Gratitude, Grace, and the Japanese Art of Self-Reflection by Gregg Krech

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