Bobby Ocean wrote to me recently to share this wisdom:

“I borrowed it from a Zen province in France where everyone yearly renews their spiritual guidelines and during that time, those wedded renew the decision they made when first living together – to treat one another as an “honored guest”.”

“Honored Guest” exceeds husband/wife or mother/father.

Often we find ourselves treating others as if they are furniture – they are there but they have no feelings.

Titles are titles but “honored guests” is a concept that changes the way we relate to those close to us whom we love.