02/15/2026
Happy Valentine's Day! Allyson and I have been together since the Summer of 1975. Choosing the path of a committed love relationship, somewhere along the line one’s greatest psychological challenges will come forward. We express and project our shadow onto one another. When these personal challenges are complementary, they can heal in the context of love & support. Emotional pathologies that are dissonant, not complementary, can accelerate dysfunction and negatively impact the relationship. Along with this, mutual respect and gratitude are key. The expression, “my better half” describes knowing that, with our flaws and their strengths, the other partner is really "...too good for me. How fortunate I am to have been gifted this partner. With my partner, I become a better person.” Infinite love to Allyson.
Whether you are with or without a partner today, may you celebrate the power of love. May you melt into the cosmic flow. The sacred and transformative path of love is unique for every person. Some relationships are meteoric, burn brightly, last briefly whereas some couples burn with passion for a lifetime. Is it possible that your relationship is perfect as it is and that your partner is perfect as they are, perfect for you for this moment? Pondering that one helped me be less reactive and defensive in my conversations. What is the gift that is being offered in difficult moments, the teaching we are meant to learn about ourselves and our relationship with the beloved and with the one infinite consciousness seeing through all selves?