We have traversed along the cardinal drivers of a heartful life. Love is at the pivot, the spokes which hold this love are trust, mutual respect and honest communication.
For any relationship, official or personal the rules of the game are the same. Because at the end of the day, it is about us and for all of us: What hurts people, is not what happens to them but what it means to them!
For lasting relationships at work and at home, don’t seek perfection. Perfection doesn’t exist in real life. Aspiring for perfection is a lofty goal and to see that in every person will help us overlook the incompetencies of the other. Acknowledge the fact that there is no such thing as a perfect boss, perfect colleague, perfect partner, and honestly, there is no perfect me either! We all complement one another, and that is all that we need to know. How best can we fill each other’s gaps, without any opinion or judgment about the other.
What you need is a complementary person, a not so perfect spouse, who has your weaknesses as their strengths, so that together you might fully realize the needs of a family.
Even if we complement each other, conflicts are bound to happen. Relationships and conflict go hand in hand, as no two humans are the same. It is this very uniqueness of ours which is the cause for conflict. Conflict is helpful if it is constructive. It is important to remember that we are in the relationship because we trust and respect each other.
We like others because of their strengths, and we love them in spite of their weaknesses.
At work it is our capability to focus on getting better at our job, proving our indispensability and accept feedback constructively.
In a marriage and with family, we communicate with integrity, with mutual respect and trust for the other.
Love without commitment is not sustainable, and marriage without love is not worth having.
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