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04-02-2021
Column: Relationships - PERSONAL GROWTH REQUIRES ACTION
Column: Relationships - PERSONAL GROWTH REQUIRES ACTION
In her book “Growing Yourself Up” Jenny Brown explains that it’s in our relationships that we experience the very best of ourselves and the very worst. All of life’s relationships are integral to growing our maturity and it’s usually not the comfortable relationships that promote our growth.
In order to have improved relationships we must give up the futile effort of trying to change others. Shift the focus from what kind of parent, partner, friend that you wish you had, to what kind of daughter, son, partner, friend you want to be. What is truly important to you? Have well-developed guiding principles and values. Become more aware of when your behaviour is reactionary and inconsistent with those values.
Don’t get caught up in your own needs and upsets and miss seeing how your response is affecting the other person. Each person contributes to the circuit of reactions. It’s important to be able to calmly express your opinions without becoming emotionally charged up, driven by the need to find allies who suppo

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