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Making Great Relationships

The Trouble with Sex

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The Dolly Lama's Ninja

I think of it as the Dolly Lama's Ninja. He was not radiating menace. There was no macho posturing. There was just complete groundedness. But nevolence and good wishes while being utterly prepared to do whatever needed to be done. And I've thought about that moment many times or that that person many times says the sweet spot, which I explore a lot in the book. How to bring together love and power, compassion and assertiveness, kindness and setting your boundaries is pretty straightforward. Similarly, it's pretty straightforward to be strong, to be firm, to be clear, to lay it on the line, but to bring them together.

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