My Relationships

No man is an island. Humans need relationships. But, Wow! Relationships are so complicated and hard! Disclaimer: I do not have a ton of great relationships in my life. Well, I guess I should define what I think a great relationship is… a relationship that has Trust (probably the hardest one for me), Honesty, Loyalty, Respect, Transparency, Compassion, Understanding and Love. Those are some pretty high expectations for a relationship. Now I don’t feel so bad about not having as many. I have several relationships that have some of the criteria on the list, but only a few that hit them all. And building those great relationships has been work, hard work! Maintaining those relationships is work that is never done.

Among the relationships I consider great are my husband, my daughter and my mother. Maybe biasedly, but I consider these relationship the most important in anyone’s life: your spouse, your children and your parents. These are the relationships that can exert the most influence on the quality of your life. These are the relationships that I want to explore and hope to give some good advice on.