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Roberta and Burt maintained a Friendship on Fire for forty-five years. They laughed, declaring that they HAD to learn to work things out because the world felt too darn cold when they were at odds.

When Burt was dying of cancer, Roberta still saw the young man she first met. Although he weighed only ninety-five pounds and had an ashen color, she still felt their love. As he was dying on a Monday afternoon in the living room filled with memories, she expressed, "We have always worked things out together. I am with you now and I will find you again."

THE ENERGIES OF LOVE

John Claypool wrote after the death of his eleven-year-old daughter:

"...For years I took life for granted and assumed having a healthy family was precisely what I deserved. I see now what an astonishingly good fortune even a single day really is."

This book is designed to provide 52 weeks of fuel for a Friendship on Fire. You can have a loving and lasting relationship, but it takes skill and preparation. It must include the three components of an enduring fire: Spirit, Connection, and Safety. You do not need to do the readings in order. Start with the sections that speak to you. Since this book is based on commonly occurring problems in relationships, rest reassured that you are not alone. I have watched countless couples breathe a sigh of relief as this registers: "You mean this is not just us!"

As a seasoned psychotherapist, I have learned that it is often necessary to throw my advance preparation out the window because my clients specify exactly what they need during that session. I have learned to ask them what they need most at that time. With the "right here, right now" lesson in mind, I begin this Friendship on Fire journey with a questionnaire designed to identify your current issues and direct you to applicable sections.

Since this book is designed to give you 52 weeks of fuel for a loving and lasting relationship, it helps to complete the following questionnaire to identify what you need. Priority areas for your relationship. When you finish the questions, you will find references to page numbers that address the issues that you have identified.

In an ideal world, you might take a week for each section of the book and spend lots of time thinking about and discussing the "Your Turn" responses; however, chances are you will be interrupted. Start with what is most important and return to other sections later.

Answer "True" or "False" for the following questions. You may take this if you are alone or currently in a relationship. Answer what is most true for you at this time in your life. Regarding question 1, for example: you may feel isolated and lonely when you are with your current partner as much as or more than someone who does not have a partner. Regarding question 2: even if you are not in a relationship now, you may have had problems in the past with intolerance. This list features problems that couples frequently report, so you are not alone. The questions will help you to identify and attack the problems and not one another.

As you work on your relationship, your ability to sustain Friendship on Fire will increase. If you are doing this alone you will learn to do whatever kindles most love in your life. "Knowledge always demands increase; it is like fire which must first be kindled by some external agent, but will afterwards always propagate itself." (Samuel Johnson)

1. I feel isolated and lonely.
2. I am intolerant of my partner.
3. I resent my partner.
4. I lash out at my partner.
5. My partner lashes out at me.
6. Sex is a major problem for us.
7. I use criticism too often.
8. My partner uses criticism too often.
9. I have lost respect for my partner.
10. My partner has lost respect for me.
11. We avoid dealing with conflicts.
12. We need to learn how to fight fair.
13. Our life together is boring.
14. My life is too stressful.
15. I experience very little joy.
16. I feel as if I have lost track of who I am.
17. I have recently experienced a death in the immediate family.
18. I feel anxious a lot.
19. I feel a sense of emptiness.
20. I wish I could laugh more often.
21. We do not work well as a team.
22. We do not support one another when we are dealing with the children.
23. I experience a lack of purpose in my life.
24. I worry a lot.
25. My partner and I have lost our connection.
26. We have a hard time understanding one another.
27. I have lost trust in my partner.
28. My partner has lost trust in me.
29. I keep my unhappiness inside and pretend that things are OK.
30. I have felt depressed for more than a month.
31. I have a problem with drinking or drugs.
32. My partner has a problem with drinking or drugs.
33. I put myself down too much.
34. I feel like I always have to be the grown-up.
35. I wish we had a spiritual practice.

If you have a lot of "True" answers, remember that you have lots of company, as these represent common relationship problems. When more of us fire our minds with the passionate belief that our families can live by love, we spread light for others.

Discover Love,

Dr. Linda Miles

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