Lesson 8: Relationship Readiness
If you choose to become involved in another relationship, how will you know you're ready? This lesson looks at some of the challenges and opportunities you will face when you are about to reintroduce yourself socially. This lesson encourages you to explore what you really want.
Relationships - first with yourself
In this lesson we will look at your relationships. The old ones you want to redefine; the old ones you want to discard; the old ones you want to hold on to, but can't; the new ones you haven't discovered yet.
Relationships exist because you have become involved with another person. All relationships reveal us to ourselves. If you have been doing the work in each of the preceding lessons you will have learned a great deal about yourself and the life you want to create. Some of that learning has been done in connection with others and much of it has been accomplished through self-reflection and in isolation. Now is the opportunity to apply it in practical ways.
The first relationship we have is with ourselves. What does that look like to you? Have you learned to accept yourself and where you are right now? Are you moving forward, taking action, in the direction of the life you said you wanted? You have taken the time to examine your beliefs and your roles. You have looked at your current reality and where you want to be. How do you feel about the person you see reflected in those goals? I trust you are learning to respect your limitations and taking into account this time in your life and your individual uniqueness. You have a way of being that will never be duplicated. Enjoy the relationship you can have with yourself. You will find that the better relationship you have: built on trust, respect, and love, the more you will have to offer others.
