A Book and a Chat with Richard and Alice Matzkin
Richard Matzkin
has a magnificent relationship with his wife Alice. He is a former
men’s group leader, director of a domestic violence program, program
director of a psychiatric hospital and meditation teacher. He is also
an accomplished sculptor, jazz drummer and author, with Alice, of the
award winning book, THE ART OF AGING: Celebrating the Authentic Aging
Self. www.MatzkinStudio.com
There book "LOVING PROMISES: The Master Class For Creating Magnificent Relationship"
In
this unique inquiry into the deepest incarnation of love, author
Richard Matzkin has looked to his extraordinary, three decade long
marriage to Alice as a living laboratory to research the elements that
comprise a truly loving, magnificent partnership. He has discovered 39
Loving Promises, statements of intention you pledge to yourself, not to
your partner that are the behavioral components of a deep, abiding
love. These Promises are a profound path to transform your relationship
into a magnificent one.
In
addition to the usual vows lovers make to each other -- vows of
commitment, honesty, acceptance, unselfishness, and fidelity -- the
Promises include more obscure, but no less important ones such as: I
Will Regard You As My Equal, I Will Participate In Your Life, I Will
Challenge You When Necessary, I Will Not Manipulate You, I Will Protect
Our Confidentiality, I Will Honor Your Family, I Will Respect Our
Independence. Each one of these pledges are an essential aspect of a
loving relationship.
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