Am I Attracting Loving Relationships?
This is a profound question because it presumes that you have the power to attract loving relationships into your life.
What do you think? Is this true?
Many people feel that there is no correlation between how they think, speak and act in regards to how others treat them.
I used to be one of those people, complaining about how this person did “that” to me and how those people have created these “problems” in my life. It’s interesting because in a way, by blaming others, I no longer had to take responsibility because I was basically a “victim.”
However, my perspective changed one day. I came to the conclusion that I am no longer a juke box where people can push my buttons and make me feel a certain way. “That’s it! No more! I control how I feel. I am responsible for my emotions.” This revelation was a transformational.
Think about it… In the morning, someone gives you a compliment. How do you feel? Probably good! And that afternoon, this same person criticizes you. How do you feel? Either angry or sad! And that evening, this same person gives you another compliment. And you feel good again. And then more criticism followed by another compliment. The cycle continues.
Well, who controls how you feel?
Ultimately, you are in control of your emotions and how you feel. It’s that plain and simple. Yes, things happen that we don’t like but realize this: To be happy, you must control your thoughts. Most people are living a “victim” mentality where they feel they have no control over their present circumstances. But there is no power in this perspective. True power comes when you realize that YOU are responsible for your life and that you draw into your life what you put out into the world. If you want to experience loving relationships, you must FIRST be loving! It’s true! You reap what you sew!
So your Opportunity Exercise is: Each day, for the next seven (7) days, you will speak kind words to everyone with whom you interact, from the grocery store clerk to your loved ones to your colleagues to your neighbors. Be totally present and see how each person responds to you. This exercise is not about expecting a certain response. Rather, you are planting positive and loving seed in others. And during the process of treating others with respect through your words and deeds, you will experience more loving relationships in your life.
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