Yoga Relationship
—To Thine own Self
Write the Bloody Truth—
I will help you grow and you will help
me grow. I won’t need you to behave
in a certain way to make my ego feel
comfortable. And you will not make me
behave in a way to satisfy your ego. I
won’t make you be anyone you’re not.
And I will love you for who
you are. I will tell you the truth.
I will tell it to you lovingly.
I will tell it to you so you can hear me.
I will tell it to you even though it will hurt
you. I will tell it to you even though you
probably won’t like it. I will tell it to you
because I love you that much. So when
you are being an asshole I will tell you.
In exchange for this I expect you to do the
same for me.
by Nancy Slonim Aronie
from Writing from the Heart
Hyperion, NY 1998
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