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7 Keys to Better Relationships
Would you like to enhance the quality of your life and increase your
personal happiness? If you answered "yes," the information in this
article could change your life!
Isn't it easy to get stuck in the everydayness of life? We can get so busy
making a living and getting ahead financially that the really
important things fall through the cracks!
That can happen to all of us. However, when people come to the end of
their lives, they don't wish they had spent more time making money.
When all is said and done, we want our family and friends to be with
us then!
So let's try to focus on developing better relationships instead
of acquiring more things. Think of your circle of family and friends
as a lovely garden to water and cultivate. The book of Proverbs
teaches this crucial truth: "A man that has friends must show
himself friendly" (Proverbs 18:24).
Here are 7 keys that will help your relationships to bloom:
1. Spend time with your friends and loved ones.
Although this is obvious, we need to intentionally set aside time in our
schedules for them no matter how busy we think we are. Put
appointments with friends and family into your daytimer or palm
pilot. Secret Recipes in
Log Cabins If you don't do this, you may forget and months and even
years can go by without seeing these special people. The sad fact is
that those relationships can dry up and wither away from neglect.
Many marriages fail for just this reason. People are often too busy to
spend enough time with each other and one or both of the partners
can't take the neglect. If you want your relationships to bloom, you
have to water them with quality time. How long would a rose garden
be lush and beautiful if no one watered it for days without end?
2. Genuinely appreciate the special people in your life.
Tell them how much they mean to you. Mention their good qualities and how
special they are. For example, if you need to correct your
children's behavior, be sure to spend twice as much time
appreciating their positive qualities than reprimanding their
negative ones.
3. Learn to say, "I was wrong. Please forgive me."
This will do wonders for your relationships. Humility is a beautiful
quality in any person. Someone who thinks he or she is always right
can be impossible to live with. If your habitual attitute is "I'm
ALWAYS right," that's a poisonous plant that will spread and ruin
your entire garden. Apologizing and asking for forgiveness when
we've done something wrong does not degrade us. Instead it shows
that we are growing up.
4. Be quick to forgive and don't hold grudges.
Bury the past. Bitterness never helped anyone. It only hurts the bitter
person. Don't let the agressive weeds of unforgiveness spoil your
garden. Try not to crush tender relationship plants by being harsh
and unforgiving.
5. Learn to say "thank you" a lot.
Everyone loves to be appreciated for what he or she has done instead of
being taken for granted. You may be thrilled by the vibrant blossoms
of encouragement that will result from taking time to say "thank
you."
6. Listen more than you talk.
In a game of tennis it would be very strange for one of the players to
bounce the ball up and down on his or her side instead of hitting
the ball back to the other player. The same could be said for the
game of ping pong. These games teach a powerful lesson. If you are
always talking and other people don't have a chance to get a word in
edgewise, you won't be very popular for long.
7. Go out of your way to help others in practical ways.
If a friend is in the hospital, go visit him. If a neighbor is going
through a difficult financial time, bring groceries over to help
tide him or her through the crisis.
If you follow these simple but powerful suggestions for nurturing your
relationships, you yourself will also reap benefits in the form of
increased happiness, pep and vitality. That's because our
relationships are far more important to our wellbeing than how much
money we make or how well we're doing climbing the corporate ladder.
Why not take a personal inventory of your life today? Put these
suggestions into practice and become more effective in cultivating
your special relationships.
Happy gardening!
(c) copyright 2004 by Patricia Wagner
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