Aug 30, 2017
Episode 30 of The Practice of Living as we Intend Podcast.
As I reminisced, reflected and considered what I would speak about at my father’s funeral last weekend (or as we called it, his Celebration of Life), it caused me to travel back many a year in my mind and consider our experiences together. From there I thought about other family members and my relationships with them and also considered my individual relationships with my friends and my beloved husband.
First I asked myself how I thought each person impacts my life and how.
I wrote down their qualities, and their unique characteristics—and they each differed so much! Yet, every single one of them had something that uniquely touched my life like the other’s haven’t or couldn’t.
When it comes down to it, we each have specific expectations for the relationships that we have with others.
Of course, to have a healthy relationship with someone, there must be trust, loyalty and love, for example. But do we over-expect these individuals in our lives to fill a void within ours—that they may not be capable of filling?
Much of what we expect from others, is due to a false-reality that we create. It’s giving someone a responsibility that they didn’t know they were given.
And that’s not fair.
We can only be who we each uniquely are. And we can only expect from others what they can uniquely give.
I desire to deepen my value of the characteristics that each of my relationships have—because not one is the same.
Join me in this episode as we continue our journey of learning together. Perhaps this week's podcast will have you rethinking your expectations and renewing bonds with the people you love most.
xo~Big
love,
D
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