Episode 8 - Courage and Curiosity

In this episode Dr. Wakefield and Lisa, discuss the love capacities of courage and curiosity. It takes a lot of courage to face ourselves and to learn things about our partners that are surprising and sometimes disturbing. This is where we begin to encounter the fullness of who they are. This is where the real relationship begins! The “learning conversation” - how relationship can be like an anthropology study. It is so important to cross the bridge into the other person’s world and try to look out of their eyes and their experience instead of constantly interpreting everything they do and say thru our own lens of understanding. When we seek to understand the other person, and listen deeply, it is an act of love. People feel loved when they feel understood. Surprises - what to do when you discover your partner’s unexpected “raw spots.” The powerful pause – when we are upset, how important it is to step back and pause before we believe the story our minds are telling us about what is happening and react from that place. How doing our personal work improves ALL of our relationships. In doing so, we do our small part towards the realization of peace on earth. That’s why we always want to BEGIN WITHIN!