Affirmations:
I choose to create harmony in myself and my relationships.
I live with honesty, respect and responsibility.
I appreciate my family and humanity with my thoughts, words and activities.
I teach by example and live what I teach.
I asked my 9 yr
old granddaughter what to teach the parents at my recent Parenting Workshop.
She thought for a
minute and gave me this list verbatim.
Things will change
in your family if you use here suggestions.
Observe when the
adults all abide by the rules you apply to your children.
Family Rules for Parents (from my 9 yr. old granddaughter)
#1 Don’t yell……unless absolutely necessary.
When
asked what would make it necessary. She said, “To stop someone from
getting hurt.”
#2 Don’t get angry, when someone is having a tantrum, Comfort them.
#3 Give everyone responsibilities. So they don’t get spoiled.
#4 Only give allowance or rewards, when their responsibilities are done.
I grew up with a
large extended family in Michigan, where everyone helped everyone.
No matter what the
difference in ages, education, beliefs, or culture, everyone got along.
There was
willingness to be truly helpful and caring, kindness and sharing.
At annual family
reunion, everyone helps to prepare meals, takes care of kids and clean up.
I was part of a
family team where we had similar goals, total honesty and all participated.
We were committed to
finding solutions where everyone was happy and no one felt lost or left out.
We were all give
responsibilities appropriate for our age and all did our jobs happily.
Because this is what
I experienced from 1 yr. old, it is natural for me to be helpful and
respectful.
I grew up in a
family with no yelling, threats or demands.
I grew up in a
family with no fighting, name-calling or blaming.
I grew up in a
family with no gossip, shameful or unhappy story telling.
I grew up in a
family with no worry or fear-mongering.
There was
simply love, trust and freedom to be and do as we chose.
There was strong
faith in God, with no special religious beliefs, accepting all religions.
There was a happy
desire to be helpful and kind to one another and humanity.
There was a
deep calling to do Good in our world, beginning with our own family.
Key guidelines
for all relationships and families, businesses and partnerships.
Respect one
another with no hurting
physically, emotionally or financially.
Be responsible for your words and behavior, actions and
inaction.
Cooperate by caring for one another, doing what is fair,
sharing what you have.
When everyone helps everyone, the work gets done.
When everyone helps everyone, we all have fun.
When everyone helps everyone, we feel like one.
When everyone helps everyone, life is fun, safe and easy.
I believe you can
change your world by changing you.
What you conceive and believe, you can achieve.
Loving you, Betty
Lue
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Keys
to Successful Relationships
Joining-Create a common vision or shared
goal.
Honesty- Communicate your true intention
without secrets or withholds.
Equality-Each is giving the best they know
in each moment.
Commitment- Agree to what is highest and best
for both parties.
Responsibility- Respond consciously to all
relationship needs without guilt or blame. Be respectful and forgiving of
mistakes made.
Successful
Relationships
To
have successful relationships with partners, spouse, coworkers, teammates,
children there are five essential factors: Joining, Honesty, Equality,
Commitment, Responsibility.
Joining: All parties must share a common
goal or vision for their relationship. This shared vision comes from
communication regarding the needs of each individual, their vision for the
future and what they share in common.
Honesty: Honest communication is sharing
what really matters with no blame, guilt or withholds.
Honest
is a byproduct of integrity, living one’s life on purpose with openness and
appreciation.
Equality:
When both
parties are giving their best in each moment, there is equality. Equality
is not measured by comparison: it is experienced when there is the willingness
to give one’s best even when it is less than the other. To quit or hold
back on one’s giving creates inequality.
Commitment:
To commit to the
fulfillment of the desired vision or goal and to the success of the
relationship requires always choosing what is best for both. Decisions
are based on what is a win/win for all concerned. One must be committed
to what is highest and best for each party.
Responsibility:
Being fully able
and willing to respond to whatever is needed to create success through joining,
honesty, equality and commitment is being fully responsible. Where there
is guilt or blame being communicated, there is inequality and victimization as
well as lack of responsibility.
To
be successful requires staying conscious.
To
be successful requires a willingness to communicate with respect.
To
be successful requires an acceptance of differences.
To
be successful requires open-minded and appreciation of all parties.
To
take on unconscious patterns of dysfunctional family systems will limit the
success of one’s joining, honest communication, true willingness to give.,
total commitment to what is best for all and assuming full responsibility for
the quality of the relationship.
If you
want success and fulfillment in your relationships, begin today to observe what
you can do to improve them in every way.
You need not depend upon the
other changing in order to increase the quality of your relating.
Blessings
for choosing a better way,
Betty
Lue
When
you know who you are, you will love yourself.
When
you live what you know, you will respect yourself.
When
you do as you are guided, you will trust yourself.
When you
love, trust and respect yourself, you will be whole and happy and free.