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# Intimacy improves when each person speaks from...
> Intimacy improves when each person speaks from self-observation. “I notice that I shut down and I want to stay present” invites cooperation more effectively than a prosecution of everything the other person does wrong.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Aloneness, Emotional Resilience, and Becoming Your Own Light - Workbook|Aloneness, Emotional Resilience, and Becoming Your Own Light]]
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“Intimacy improves when each person speaks from self-observation. “I notice that I shut down and I want to stay present” invites cooperation more effectively than a prosecution of everything the other person does wrong.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-intimacy-improves-person-everything-person-wrong
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