For this our 5th Anniversary, here is my concept of the spirit and essence of relationships on this planet as the Good Lord’s intended them to be. It is my One, Two, Three, Four of Intimate Human Relationships, now simplified to 1+2+3+4 = 4LIFE!!!! I first gave this presentation 44 years ago in 1976 after being in law practice for five years in Oklahoma City. I was 31 years old. It was to a large group...
So, we’ve saved the best for last -- the 4 of 4LIFE!!!! But first, here’s our “Blueprint of 4LIFE” again from the last post on this subject to guide my readers, here is “4LIFE Simplified”: One – Self Two – The two and only important things on this planet: survival and the quest for emotional intimacy. Three – “How to” have emotional intimacy with another: commonality, sharing, and LOVE. Four – The four-part definition of Love!...
In my last POST…I'm now calling them POSTs since I didn't like blogs (sounded like throw-ups) or essays (too formal) until my web designer, Matt called them what I should have been calling them in the first place! Anyway, in my last - POST - which was ABOUT THE TWO - SO THIS ONE IS ABOUT THREE of ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS!! Again, just re-reading that title, it's confusing to me, so it’s probably...
As a follow-up to my first essay (I’m having a hard time calling them “blog” because that sounds like something the dog threw up) of August 25th, I just had some feedback on “The ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR of Human Relationships,” my own theory I developed over the many years, yet didn’t quite understand myself, until the last five years of my “senior citizenship!” As you, my readers know, this is...