What do you do when one of your relationships is not going well? 
How do you get your other half, family member, or co-worker to stop being so annoying/ be more considerate/ fulfil your needs?

Well, I have bad news, and good news. The bad news is that you are probably never going to get another person to behave exactly as you want them to.
The good news is, that you don't have to! It is entirely within your power to create more harmonious relationships, whether the other person is willing or not.

Hear from Gad and Anne, who discuss their own experiences of bringing healing to their relationships using the Six Steps.
(Gad works at our Retreat Centre in Costa Rica, and Anne facilitates the weekly Circles, and Workshops in Vancouver. They will come together with Diederik Wolsak this summer to facilitate the workshops in the South of France.)

Instructions for "Watching Traffic in Your Mind":

• Stop what you are doing, take a grounding belly breath, and close your eyes if you can.
• Bring your attention to the thoughts in your mind.
• Watch them pass as if you were watching traffic pass on the road.
• Resist the temptation to get into any of the thought cars, just let them pass. 
• If you do find you have gotten in a thought car, no judgment, just get out and go back to watching the thought cars pass.

Meditation isn't about emptying the mind of all thought, it's about being able to observe thought without getting involved with it.
This is a key skill when doing the Six Step Process. If you are not aware that you are in an upset because you have gotten carried away with it, then you won't be able to recognise that choice point where you either (a) pick up your Six Steps to Freedom book, or (b) you stay in the upset. 
This meditation is a great way to practice strengthening the muscle of choice!