We share some nuggets of wisdom we have gathered during our fiftysomething years on this bluegreen rock, and we try to fashion it into advice….
Use “I” statements
Don’t take things personally; own your own experience
“Expand your threshold before your recoil” (respond instead of reacting, and be aware of the “unseen possibility”)
Don’t shun the shadow side of yourself; integrate it
Recognize emotions as a somatic experience, versus stories we attach to them
Be here now; fully see and accept the present moment
Then we talk for a while about how some of this wisdom has helped us navigate parenting, marriage, and divorce.
