The Power of Alignment

Webster’s dictionary defines alignment as “the act of bringing into close cooperation, to ally with, to associate with, or to side with.” Couples who see themselves as partners in life together tend to be aligned on their values, in their lifestyle, and in their vision for their relationship and their future. When something in their life together is not working or is creating a misalignment, partners will work together to resolve the issue to get back into alignment with each other. Being in alignment, like being in balance, is a truing mechanism for a couple that is committed to partnership.

Two people in a partnership stand powerfully and freely side by side in life. In giving advice on marriage, Kahlil Gibran in The Prophet said “And stand together, yet not too near together: For the pillars of the temple stand apart, and the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other’s shadow.” Like two pillars, partners stand side by side, aligned and committed to the quality of their relationship.

I have written a complementary report discussing the power of alignment in marriage.  This paper identifies five distinct areas of life where being in alignment can make a big difference for any couple that is committed to having a creative and self-expressed partnership. Those five areas include the perspectives they share with respect to each other and their relationship, the values they share in their lives together, the vision they have for their relationship in the world, the future they visualize for their life together and the projects and committed action to which they commit to realize their dreams. Being in alignment in these five areas of your life can give you and your partner access to the shared experience of possibility, partnership and passion for living.

If you’d like to download and read the entire complementary report, please click on the following link: http://www.elysianenterprises.net/partnership-marriage/partnership-marriage-resources

Reference

Gibran, K. (1923) The Prophet. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Publishers

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