Justice for Broken Relationships

What is your life “supposed” to be like? Really? Who told you this? How much of it aligns with your true, eternal characteristics? How much of it is a ton of expectations that were placed on you?

 

Consider the grumpiest, mean-faced, bitter person you know. Are they doing what they are “supposed” to do in life? Or have they become embittered because of the raging conflict within them that is fueled by everyone else’s expectations? Getting to the underlying source of your own internal conflict is the most valuable investment you can make in all of your relationships with others. 

 

At the end of the day, You IS who you is. This vow of self-acceptance is both an offensive and defensive weapon. From an offensive vantage, when you utilize it as a compass, it directs you in checking off all the boxes for opportunities, relationships, and other choices. Each decision either brings you closer to alignment with yourself, or it puts you at odds with yourself. 

 

Yet most people do not tap into the offensive power of the personal promise to self. They have not accepted themselves. They attempt to cover up and hide their imperfections and flaws. They layer on a thick coat of perfectionism, people-pleasing and performance so that nobody else can see who they really are. Then, when their relationships become shipwrecked, they fail to see the connection between their own internal conflict and the struggle they participate in with others. 

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