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1st Cutting, Beaver Lake Ranch, 2008

July 16, 2008 by Al Turtle Posted in Pacific Northwest Reply

Goals of Talking

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on July 10, 2008 by Al TurtleMay 17, 2012  

The Goal Of Communication in Relationships is that both persons feel understood frequently, and always when the subject is important to one or the other.
(I wrote this some years ago. See how all the ideas on my website are worked into it.)

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Posted in Communication, Reliable Membership | Tagged fault, make sense, pulling, validation | Leave a reply

“Pulling Back, Not Pushing, yet Wanting to Talk.”

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on July 7, 2008 by Al TurtleSeptember 25, 2012 1

Here's a letter by another clinger (Bless her and all the clingers out there), about learning from my website and applying what she has learned. Wow, working on yourself can be really eventful!

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Posted in Fan Letters | Tagged dialogue, essay, feelings, Imago, make sense, pulling, safety, share, trust, validation | 1 Reply

“He's leaving. I'm trying.”

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on July 6, 2008 by Al TurtleSeptember 25, 2012 3

This is the story of a woman who believes her partner is leaving, and doesn't want him to. She kinda followed him across the country, but managed to keep learning the lesson, “Work on your self, visibly.” She's good, but learning is not easy! (Names have been changed)

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Posted in Fan Letters, Map of Relationships | Tagged dialogue, fault, feelings, pulling, safety, share, trust, validation | 3 Replies

“California Homestead” North Idaho 2008

June 16, 2008 by Al Turtle Posted in Drive Abouts Reply

Peaceful Vacation Scheme

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on May 6, 2008 by Al TurtleFebruary 10, 2019 2

Here we are, about to head off on another vacation, and I promised that I would write down how we manage keeping it so much fun.

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Posted in Diversity, Main Page, Reliable Membership, Skills | Tagged dialogue, Imago, mirroring, pulling, share | 2 Replies

Passivity: In the foundations

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on May 4, 2008 by Al TurtleAugust 20, 2019 13

If you have been following my work through Part One: Master/Slave and Part Two: Power of Passivity, then this may be your next stop. I decided to share my path down a bit deeper into the basement. Be warned! The steps down here may be tippy.

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Posted in Autonomy, Reliable Membership | Tagged codependency, codependent, dialogue, feelings, master-slave, mastertalk, passivity, safety, share, trust | 13 Replies

Mine or Yours or ?

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on April 21, 2008 by Al TurtleSeptember 25, 2012 2

I have been asked recently by people who are reading my papers on boundaries how to decide if something is mine or my partner's or what?? I was writing a response, and decided I'd better post it for everyone.

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Posted in Boundaries | Tagged boundary, dialogue, feelings, make sense, point of view, pulling, share | 2 Replies

Help, Join In, Leave your footprint (testimonials welcome)

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on March 12, 2008 by Al TurtleMarch 12, 2008  

Your suggestions could really shape the future here at this website and in the place in the forest where I often sit!

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The Map of Relationships: A Chart

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on February 25, 2008 by Al TurtleJune 16, 2019 2

This is a chart of my understandings of how intimate relationships work in printable B&W and Color versions.  I hand this chart to anyone who is serious about getting in or out of good relationships.  I use this chart on my whiteboard when I am teaching The Map of Relationships.

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