Leaning Into the Edge of Growth

When we meet the edges of our growth and move beyond them is when we feel most deeply connected with life.

It requires our full presence to meet our edge of growth and lean into it. It requires courage to move just beyond the known into the possibility of the unknown.

Right at this edge between the known and the unknown is where we fully experience the beauty and wonder of the human experience.

Moving forward into the unknown can feel scary. It can feel like taking a big leap. But as Joseph Campbell said:

“As you go the way of life, you will see a great chasm: Jump. It is not as wide as you think.”

When you approach Relationship as a Path of Growth, you have many opportunities to find your edges of growth and to venture into the unknown.

Maybe you are hurt by something your partner said, or you are annoyed by something they did. Maybe you avoid conflict for fear of losing love.

Even when you’ve both done a lot of work on yourself and as a couple, these moments can still arise.

They are all opportunities to meet your edge of growth, and bravely lean into it.

When the discomfort of being at the edge of growth arises, don’t avoid feeling what’s there to be felt.

Turn toward it.

The beautiful thing is that when you are committed to Relationship as a Path of Growth, then you don’t need to take this leap alone.

You can ask for the support of your partner while you explore what there is for you to learn.

I believe that this is one of the most beautiful gifts of being in Relationship.

It is the opportunity to have someone to hold you in safety as you venture into the unknown.

Someone to hold you as you feel something that you had previously avoided feeling.

Someone to witness you as you discover a desire that you had never before acknowledged, or as you access a new source of inner power.

I believe that this is a relationship worth cultivating.

 
If you agree, then you are in the right place, and I'm so happy that you're a part of this community of growth-minded couples.

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