Partnership in Relationship

As we travel across the country teaching people how to have more trust and passion in their relationships, we do it by teaching the concepts of partnership in relationship. Gary Zukav describes spiritual partnership in depth in "The Seat of the Soul" and we have used his work as one of our guides.

A spiritual partnership is when two people come together consciously as equals, growing separately together. They grow spiritually and personally--all within the framework of the relationship. They form a support system for each other, the foundation being safety and trust.

People often ask us how to create powerful and passionate relationships and the short answer is through constant communication, one moment at a time. Openness and honesty are essential in building safety and trust which allows you to work toward being the true essence of who you are.

When you allow yourself to open totally to the other person, amazing things begin to happen. You begin to grow in ways you never thought possible because the other person is there to support you. You know deep within you that your partner is your friend and will help you build on your strengths.

Otto isn't comfortable dancing. He feels clumsy and awkward. But he goes dancing anyway, because he knows that Susie loves it. He also knows, knows that no matter how foolish he thinks he looks, Susie just wants to have a good time and gives him total love and support. He even has fun in the process.

When one of us is facing a spiritual or personal challenge, the other person is there to listen, to love and to offer support. Whether consciously or not, it usually works out for us that the person with the least fear leads--that can change from moment to moment. This is a concept we learned from Kenny and Julia Loggins in their book "The Unimaginable Life" and we've discovered that it has also been true in our relationship.

When two people come together for their personal and spiritual growth, a great deal of synergy happens. As Stephen Covey says in the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, "Synergy happens when the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. If there is true synergy in relationship, one plus one equals three or more."

The Bible says that when two or more are gathered in my name, I will be there. Isn't that the essence of why we come together? To be closer to Spirit or to God? In partnerships, we help each other to heal, to grow, and to learn. Carolyn Myss says in her tape series "Spiritual Madness" that one of our purposes in incarnating is to get to know the parts of ourselves that don't know God yet. We believe that spiritual partnerships help you to know God.

We encourage you to form spiritual partnerships in all relationships in your lives. If you do, you will find that your life will be filled with joy, passion, growth, some pain, and a great deal of love.

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Susie and Otto Collins are Relationship Coaches and authors of 4 books on relationships and personal growth. To get their FREE weekly newsletter filled with practical tips and ideas for creating more connected, passionate and alive relationships send a blank message to mailto:collins@aweber.com or visit their web site at http://www.collinspartners.com
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