The belief that relationships are 50/50 is based on the premise that a positive and productive relationship is formed where two people meet at a half-way point.This belief can be dangerous because responsibility for one’s happiness is placed on another person.
Another problem in a 50/50 dynamic is the possibility of someone “keeping score.” When this is the case [...]
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Are Relationships 50/50? How To Build Connections For Happiness
Are Relationships Hard? How To Remove Negativity From Responsibility
A fundamental belief is that relationships are “hard work” and involve “sacrifice and compromise.” While building connections on any level can be a challenge , these negative attitudes are prevalent in today’s society because many people struggle to take responsibility for their own situations. It has become increasingly more common for people to blame someone or something else [...]
Be Honest With Yourself: Your Responses Create Your Reality
To begin the process of self-discovery it is vital to recognize the areas of your life that need some direct attention. When you are able to be honest with yourself about what these areas are, you will begin to find the power to initiate change. Positive responses to awareness rely on the willingness to face whatever qualities [...]
How Successful Relationships Create Life Balance
How do you define a successful relationship? What role do you believe your relationships play in your perspective on life? Successful relationships definitely play a major role in achieving healthy life balance. One key is realizing how you view connections with other people.
How Perceptions Are Formed
There are many kinds of relationships we will engage in throughout our [...]
What Is The Strength Of Relationships? Commitment To Personal Growth
What if I told you the strength of your relationships is contingent upon you and your partner’s commitmentto personal growth? Let’s take a closer look. Since many partnerships have dissolved as a result of stagnation, the simple act of stretching our knowledge and awareness can create the positive energy between two people to reinforce the choice to [...]
Simple Steps To Change Negative Patterns And Create Emotional Security
Wouldn’t it be relieving to know negative patterns of behavior could be changed? Most are afraid to make any kind of transformation due to the fear of the unknown. A feeling of emotional security can be created by staying within the status quo. Many fight for predictability even though negative patterns can be created. Sometimes years [...]
Be Positive! Improve Your Thinking To Create Success And Happiness
It is hard to deny that so much of success and happiness is based on positive ways of thinking. Most of us are aware that a hopeful attitude is one of the keys to the expansion of forward thinking. Of course, optimism alone accomplishes only a part of the puzzle. One must be willing to take action [...]
Do You Struggle To Accept Different Opinions? How To Avoid Conflict
Do you struggle with accepting different opinions? Conflicts often begin as a result of trying to convince someone else to see a situation the same way you do. You have every right to your opinion and the free expression of it. It is important to remember, however, so do those with whom you don’t agree.
As people, [...]
How To Keep Personal Power And End Self-Deception In Relationships
No one can make you feel anything. Your personal power can only be given away by you. No one can take it from you. Every time you utter a statement that claims: he (she, they, or anything else) makes or made you feel a certain way, you have entered the world of self-deception. This is a pattern that [...]
Create Strong Relationships: How To Define The Life You Desire
In order to create strong relationships, it is vital to clearly define what kind of life you desire. You can decide to be a lonely, friendless and curmudgeonly old hermit who complains all of the time. If this isn’t the kind of life you want it is possible to change course at any time.
Chances are [...]
