[Ailist] a i and a marriage: suggestions please

[Mukul Kumar]

Francis, there are a couple of books which I found very effective in understanding love and relationship:

1: The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm
2: Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle - 

These books did not refer Appreciative Inquiry, but have touched a few areas which are very important in sustaining and/or rekindling love relationship. And I believe that Appreciative Inquiry would be an excellent tool to work on those areas.

Mukul  

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Subject: RE: [Ailist] a i and a marriage: suggestions please

Hello Francis,
There is an excellent book, "Dynamic Relationships - Unleashing the Power of Appreciative Inquiry in Daily Living" by Jacqueline M. Stavros and Cherri B. Torres.

I have also gone through same kind of experience when my marriage started struggling after 27 years and I found that this book has addressed some issues which generally we ignore in our day-to-day life.  Positive dialogues with appreciative intent is an excellent approach, provided both the partners are willing to recover.

Best wishes,

Mukul 

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From: ailist-bounces at lists.business.utah.edu [mailto:ailist-bounces at lists.business.utah.edu] On Behalf Of Francis Epulani
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 5:19 PM
To: ailist at lists.business.utah.edu
Subject: [Ailist] a i and a struggling marriage: suggestions please

Hello friends,
I need  quick assistance  with some ideas and suggestions.  My family friends  have newly separated and are already unhappy about having separated and seeing their marriage (10 years) almost crumble.  t5ghe two are one extrovert and spontaneous , and the other a relative relticent and thinking type. They do not seem to know how to redress their differences, yet they deny that it is beyond recovery. A professional counsellor has not succeeded to help them.

I do remember something about using AI to strengthen relationships, but I could not locate any article on the ai commons or archive about using AI to serve a struggling marriage. Any ideas pleas?

Thanks in advance,

Francis.




      
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