Before. Better. Best.
August 7, 2019
How can I be better in our relationship?
When was the last time you considered this question? Have you ever pondered your role in your relationships?
It is easy to go through days and not realize how significant the people around you are. Could you imagine this life all alone? I don’t think I could get through a single day without my family and my friends… and I {especially} could not get through nursing school without this village of mine.
I had a question, however, that stopped me in my tracks.
“How can I be better in our relationship?”
Wow… Who knew that just a few words could cause such thought in my stressed mind {that is already maxed out with nursing school information… sounds dramatic but its finals szn LOL}.
I started to ponder the relationship itself. Because how could you think of what could be better if you haven’t considered the relationship as a whole? Wow… {again} I started to see just how significant this relationship {and all of my relationships} are. People hold us together. One day I get to be the strong one and hold you up… the next day, when I’m falling short, you get to be my strength. We need each other.
I just started thinking about all the ways this relationship created light in my life. When I first thought about the question asked I was expecting to come up with something along the lines of constructive criticism because that is what I thought it was asking… I didn’t expect for a flood of gratitude and tug to ponder all of my relationships.
How could I be better in my relationships?… that is the true question.
After considering the people that hold me up, surround me in love and support, and claim me as their own {no idea why but they do it}… I realized how truly grateful I am… and just how awesome people are. Even the people that I wouldn’t consider to have a relationship with – they have impacted me in some way… they have and continue to touch my life… they may not even know my name but their presence radiates influence on those around them… I want to be that person in my relationships.
I challenge you to take a look at your relationships. The ones that keep you upright on your worst days… the ones that lift you up when you are on top of that mountain {even when they are at the bottom of their valley}… the ones that add color and light to this beautiful journey… and even the ones that are minute in time {the smallest of encounters can make the longest impacts}… ponder them and notice where they are making your life so much better. Now… how can you be better in your relationships?
Listen. Be there. Ask the tough questions. Share your life. Lift them up. Love unconditionally.
How have your relationships been before… How can your relationships be better… How can you be your best?
