| I'm a big fan of accountability. Particularly in | | | | So, ask yourself...Are you willing to take |
| partnerships. I believe that once we begin to take | | | | responsibility for what you have in order to |
| responsibility for our relationship (especially when | | | | create what you want? And if so, are you ready |
| it's not working), we are then able to recreate it | | | | to do it differently? You'll need to be committed, |
| in a way that is much more fulfilling and satisfying. | | | | it may not feel natural at first. Chances are you |
| When we really understand that the state of our | | | | have been on auto-pilot for a while and there is a |
| relationship is very much a result of what we've | | | | certain comfort in familiarity, even when it's not |
| created, it is inside of that "ownership" that we | | | | what we want. But with awareness and follow |
| have the power to change it. If it's never our | | | | through it won't be long before you create new |
| "fault", and we're merely just victims of our | | | | patterns and new possibilities for yourself and |
| partner, our circumstances, our kids, our stress, | | | | your relationship. And as you put this into practice, |
| our finances, etc., well then, we're just stuck being | | | | you will likely discover how much fun it is to |
| at the effect of things. Not a very empowering | | | | create the relationship of your dreams and know |
| position. Once we see accountability as a powerful | | | | that you can design it to be anything you want. |
| tool for growth and positive change, we can begin | | | | You're creating it anyway (consciously or |
| to create what we want in our relationship. | | | | unconsciously), so you might as well make it good! |