Assessing Emotional Stake: Growing Flourishing Relational Connections

It can be quite easy to overlook the emotional investments in our lives with how fast paced everything we do is. We quickly fall into mindless patterns, letting the most important relationships in our lives escape us. Pausing for a moment and reflecting on these relationships can quite literally change your life. You are feeding the ones that fuel you, or sustaining them so they suck from your essence until nothing is left.

Significance of Reflective Evaluation

It comes down to where we invest our emotional energy. We would monitor our financial investments so we should do the same with what feeds us emotionally. Many relationships may originate in exuberance and thrill, only to settle back down into burdensome attachments. This helps us to sort the bonds that impact our well-being for good and those which do it harm.

Developing Positive Relationships

Relationships are like plants, they need to be nourished in order for them to flourish. These relationships should be motivating and empowering which only enhance the quality of our lives. Relationships with family, friends and romantic partners all take workGetty ImagesAs much as it can feel like things are ticking along nicely (or in my case: falling apart) when you’re single — or “flying solo” if we want to call it something less depressing — there’s one thing for sure. Resolution #3: Take Time to Grow Closer by Doing Things and Talking Openly about Them

Identifying Drainers

Certain relationships, however. They can be downright draining, often leaving us feeling tired or unappreciated (and even taken advantage of). It is important to understand the signs of these energy sucking scenarios. When left unstated, these issues can become sources of resentment and lead to feelings of unhappiness. Instead of this, we can being to determine that these relationships are potential compulsions and incite us toward better choices for our emotional well- being.

The Language of Connection Selection

At the end of it all; who deserves your time and love? They help us to recognize the truth beneath our emotional investments — clear movement towards far healthier interactions for ourselves. This isn’t just about being around others, it’s who we choose to surround ourselves with; and are their intentions for us? Decide now to spend your time and heart where it truly belongs – on relationships that thrive.