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Hi, I'm Samantha and welcome to Radio Headspace and to Tuesday morning.

A while ago, I checked out an audiobook from the library called Letters to a Young Poet by Rainier Rilka.

And this book consisted of correspondences between himself and a poet on topics related to his writing rituals, relationships, and about universal themes like love and marriage.

And there was one quote in this book that really resonated with me and I'm going to read it now for you.

Once the realization is accepted that even between the closest people, infinite distances exist. A marvelous living side by side can grow up for them if they succeed in loving the expanse between them.

I really love this quote. I even put it in my wedding vows.

I think it resonates with me because often in our relationships we think we have someone pinned down. If we're married 5, 10 or even 20 years, we may think we already have learned everything there is to know about our partner.

But Rilka urges us to love the expanse between us so that we can continue to renew our curiosity.

And we continually remind ourselves that we're always growing and evolving and to see our partners with a beginner's mind perspective. That's free of judgment.

This makes me think about my own relationship. I've been married for 5 years and we've always made an effort to have fun and stay curious about one another. It's in the fabric of our relationship.

One of our favorite things to do is to invent games. We do it on long drives or for out to dinner. And it's a simple way to stay curious about each other.

So for example, one recent game I invented involves simply naming random things and then asking each other if it made us more or less happy about life.

So for example, I'd throw out something like the word coffee or the color green. And then he would tell me if it made him more or less happy about life.

And it sounds really simple and really silly, but I encourage you to try it with your partner. And the answers might surprise you. And it is fun.

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