Relationships are a fertile breeding ground for personal growth.This premise is becoming widely acknowledged. What isn’t well known or recognized is our Spirit Guide can help us work on and heal relationships.  They’re eager to help us move forward spiritually that’s fitting for our level of consciousness.

Are you concerned about how you look in your bathing suit?  Do you worry you don’t look as good as you did last year, or ten or twenty years ago?  Are you struggling with friendships or business ventures that once worked for you, but do not offer the reward they once did?

If so, George Bernard Shaw might show you the door to peace: “The only man I know who behaves sensibly is my tailor; he takes my measurements anew each time he sees me.  The rest go on with their old measurements and expect me to fit them.”

When a thought hurts, it's the signal that it isn't true. The following excerpt is taken from the book Question Your Thinking, by Byron Katie. Published by Hay House: www.hayhouse.com

Nothing outside you can ever give you what you're looking for. Once we begin to question our thoughts, our partners--alive, dead, or divorced--are always our greatest teachers. There's no mistake about the person you're with; he or she is the perfect teacher for you, whether or not the relationship works out, and once you enter inquiry, you come to see that clearly.

When a thought hurts, it's the signal that it isn't true. The following excerpt is taken from the book Question Your Thinking, by Byron Katie. Published by Hay House: www.hayhouse.com

Nothing outside you can ever give you what you're looking for. Once we begin to question our thoughts, our partners--alive, dead, or divorced--are always our greatest teachers. There's no mistake about the person you're with; he or she is the perfect teacher for you, whether or not the relationship works out, and once you enter inquiry, you come to see that clearly.

Perhaps you’ve experienced a deep sense of presence while walking alone in nature or in silent meditation—but is it possible to bring this quality of relaxed and open acceptance into our relationships? In this excerpt from his new audio retreat, Eckhart Tolle discusses the challenge of truly meeting another human being—and how to make that connection through the art of presence.

All relationships can be pleasurable when we know how to generate happiness, regardless of what others say and do. Love and prosperity are self-generated, because we are love and prosperity. Because we are love, we do not and cannot get love from anyone, but when we are around people who like us, it is easier to be ourselves (which is love).