Relationships

What is the most important relationship in your life - your mate, a friend, a family member? Are your interactions a source of joy and empowerment? Or too often do you find yourself feeling disrespected, misunderstood and drained of energy? In this newsletter, you'll find out one of the key relationships in your life that affects all of the others. You will learn that the quality of that relationship also has a huge impact on all of the others. By answering a few key questions, you'll see what steps you can take now to transform the way you relate to everyone in your life - to create relationships based on mutual respect and honesty.

What you discover may surprise you. Read on.....

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Relationship according to Webster's Dictionary is: "The mutual exchange between two people or groups who have dealings with one another." Relation without the "ship" can mean, "the way in which one thing is associated with another."

Here is my question. How do you relate to yourself? How do you relate to your physical self, mental self, emotional self, and spiritual self?

One of the most important aspects of success is a good relationship with one's self. After all if we are not vital, full of energy, and clear then we are not living to our full potential.

I have a statement in my journal that says, "I am happy that I am flexible, my heart is strong and I drink plenty of water. I look great my eyes are clear, and I eat 5 fruits and vegetables a day for proper nutrition."

This is my ideal relationship with myself regarding my physical self. Likewise, I can examine what my ideal relationship is with my intellectual self. Am I on a true path of continuous improvement? Do I get lost in the television, or do I stimulate my mind with books, classes and conversations?

The ways in which we treat ourselves is what precedes setting and honoring healthy boundaries with other people. And typically if we are able to lie to ourselves then we are less able to acknowledge when other people are out of integrity.

Ultimately we are all here to serve and choose. Yet, until we are able to love ourselves correctly, we are unable to love others as well. Below I am going to ask several questions. If you feel brave enough to answer them and be honest with you then press on, this is not for sissies. When you tell yourself you are going to do something, do you do it? Who do you remind yourself of? Would you like to be an employee of yourself?

Can you give up something that is damaging to your health? What is presently consuming your time that you wish you could eliminate? What are the sources of energy that don't really serve you well or are actually unhealthy? Who's in charge of your life, you or other people?

Ok, that's enough to spark some introspection.