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What is your relationship to independence?

Posted on Jul 4th, 2009 by Ted : Solution Multiplier Ted

I like to be as capable as possible of independence, and at the same time acknowledge my dependence on everything and everyone that exists. Solitary confinement is the worst punishment we have for people. We... More »

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Do you use relationships as your mirror?

Posted on May 10th, 2009 by Ted : Solution Multiplier Ted

Yes - sometimes. In my more enlightened moments it is clear to me that anything I see in anyone else is just a reflection of things I have experienced in myself - logcal when one... More »

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What would you most like to know about someone close to you?

Posted on Apr 18th, 2009 by Ted : Solution Multiplier Ted

That they are happy being who they are - they are fulfilled.

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How did you meet your partner?

Posted on Dec 22nd, 2008 by Ted : Solution Multiplier Ted

I was on a business trip, and called into a small town 300 miles from my hoe to give a day's training on a computer system, which I did.  After that I went to visit... More »

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Who have you lived with the longest?

Posted on Sep 9th, 2008 by Ted : Solution Multiplier Ted

Hard to say - mum or dad. Spent a lot of my working life working with my dad.  Lived in a flat I built on the back of their garage for 10 years after returning... More »

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What helps you stay open?

Posted on Jul 11th, 2008 by Ted : Solution Multiplier Ted

Getting present to the cost of my own arrogance - getting to feel the consequences of my judgements - sometimes manages to create some empathy and compassion. Getting present to my own experiences of aching loneliness and... More »

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What gets in the way of us connecting with others?

Posted on Jul 10th, 2008 by Ted : Solution Multiplier Ted

From my perspective of some 50 years of enquiry it looks like this: Most often what gets in the way of connectedness righteousness - some declaration, usually gotten from culture, about what is right and... More »

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What is your relationship to conflict?

Posted on Apr 15th, 2008 by Ted : Solution Multiplier Ted

The answer to that question depends very much on the sense in which one uses the term "conflict". In the sense of outright agression, I work to avoid it, with notable success over the last 25 years. ... More »

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