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Things To Start Doing In Your Relationships by liljboy(m): 9:40am On Mar 09, 2015
Family isn’t always blood. They’re the people in your life
who appreciate having you in theirs – the ones who
encourage you to improve in healthy and exciting ways,
and who not only embrace who you are now, but also
embrace and embody who you want to be. These people –
your real family – are the ones who truly matter.
Here are twenty tips to help you find and foster these
special relationships.
Re: Things To Start Doing In Your Relationships by liljboy(m): 9:41am On Mar 09, 2015
Free yourself from negative people. – Spend time
with nice people who are smart, driven and
likeminded. Relationships should help you, not hurt
you. Surround yourself with people who reflect
the person you want to be. Choose friends who you
are proud to know, people you admire, who love
and respect you – people who make your day a
little brighter simply by being in it. Life is too
short to spend time with people who suck the
happiness out of you. When you free yourself
from negative people, you free yourself to be YOU
– and being YOU is the only way to truly live.

Let go of those who are already gone. – The sad
truth is that there are some people who will only
be there for you as long as you have something
they need. When you no longer serve a purpose to
them, they will leave. The good news is, if you
tough it out, you’ll eventually weed these people
out of your life and be left with some great people
you can count on. We rarely lose friends and
lovers, we just gradually figure out who our real
ones are. So when people walk away from you, let
them go. Your destiny is never tied to anyone who
leaves you. It doesn’t mean they are bad people; it
just means that their part in your story is over.
Give people you don’t know a fair chance. –
When you look at a person, any person, remember
that everyone has a story. Everyone has gone
through something that has changed them, and
forced them to grow. Every passing face on the
street represents a story every bit as compelling
and complicated as yours. We meet no ordinary
people in our lives. If you give them a chance,
everyone has something amazing to offer. So
appreciate the possibility of new relationships as
you naturally let go of old ones that no longer
work. Trust your judgment. Embrace new
relationships, knowing that you are entering into
unfamiliar territory. Be ready to learn, be ready
for a challenge, and be ready to meet someone
that might just change your life forever.
Show everyone kindness and respect. – Treat
everyone with kindness and respect, even those
who are rude to you – not because they are nice,
but because you are. There are no boundaries or
classes that define a group of people that deserve
to be respected. Treat everyone with the same
level of respect you would give to your
grandfather and the same level of patience you
would have with your baby brother. People will
notice your kindness.
Accept people just the way they are. – In most
cases it’s impossible to change them anyway, and
it’s rude to try. So save yourself from needless
stress. Instead of trying to change others, give
them your support and lead by example.
Encourage others and cheer for them. – Having an
appreciation for how amazing the people around
you are leads to good places – productive,
fulfilling, peaceful places. So be happy for those
who are making progress. Cheer for their victories.
Be thankful for their blessings, openly. What goes
around comes around, and sooner or later the
people you’re cheering for will start cheering for
you.
Re: Things To Start Doing In Your Relationships by iceberylin(m): 9:42am On Mar 09, 2015
Thats all undecided
Re: Things To Start Doing In Your Relationships by liljboy(m): 9:46am On Mar 09, 2015
Be your imperfectly perfect self. – In this crazy
world that’s trying to make you like everyone else,
find the courage to keep being your awesome self .
And when they laugh at you for being different,
laugh back at them for being the same. Spend
more time with those who make you smile and less
time with those who you feel pressured to impress.
Be your imperfectly perfect self around them. We
are not perfect for everyone, we are only perfect
for those select few people that really take the
time to get to know us and love us for who we
really are. And to those select few, being our
imperfectly perfect self is what they love about
us.
Forgive people and move forward. – Don’t live
your life with hate in your heart. You will end up
hurting yourself more than the people you hate.
Forgiveness is not saying, “What you did to me is
okay.” It is saying, “I’m not going to let what you
did to me ruin my happiness forever.” Forgiveness
is the remedy. It doesn’t mean you’re erasing the
past, or forgetting what happened. It means you’re
letting go of the resentment and pain, and instead
choosing to learn from the incident and move on
with your life. Remember, the less time you spend
hating the people who hurt you, the more time
you’ll have to love the people who love you.
Do little things every day for others. – Sometimes
those little things occupy the biggest part of their
hearts. You can’t be everything to everyone, but
you can be everything to a few people. Decide who
these people are in your life and treat them like
royalty.
Pay attention to who your real friends are. – As
we grow up, we realize it becomes less important
to have more friends and more important to have
real ones. Remember, life is kind of like a party.
You invite a lot of people, some leave early, some
stay all night, some laugh with you, some laugh at
you, and some show up really late. But in the end,
after the fun, there are a few who stay to help
you clean up the mess. And most of the time, they
aren’t even the ones who made the mess. These
people are your real friends in life. They are the
ones who matter most.
Re: Things To Start Doing In Your Relationships by liljboy(m): 9:49am On Mar 09, 2015
Always be loyal. – True love and real friendship
aren’t about being inseparable. These relationships
are about two people being true to each other
even when they are separated. When it comes to
relationships, remaining faithful is never an option,
but a priority. Loyalty is everything.
Stay in better touch with people who matter to
you
. – In human relationships distance is not
measured in miles, but in affection. Two people
can be right next to each other, yet miles apart.
So don’t ignore someone you care about, because
lack of concern hurts more than angry words.
Stay in touch with those who matter to you. Not
because it’s convenient, but because they’re worth
the extra effort. Remember, you don’t need a
certain number of friends, just a number of
friends you can be certain of. Paying attention to
these people is a priority.
Keep your promises and tell the truth. – If you
say you’re going to do something, DO IT! If you
say you’re going to be somewhere, BE THERE! If
you say you feel something, MEAN IT! If you
can’t, won’t, and don’t, then DON’T LIE. It’s
always better to tell people the truth up front.
Don’t play games with people’s heads and hearts.
Don’t tell half-truths and expect people to trust
you when the full truth comes out; half-truths are
no better than lies. Remember, love and friendship
don’t hurt. Lying, cheating and screwing with
people’s feelings and emotions hurts. Never mess
with someone’s feelings just because you’re unsure
of yours. Always be open and honest
. Give what you want to receive. – Don’t expect
what you are not willing to give. Start practicing
the golden rule. If you want love, give love. If you
want friends, be friendly. If you want money,
provide value. It works. It really is this simple.
Re: Things To Start Doing In Your Relationships by liljboy(m): 9:54am On Mar 09, 2015
Say what you mean and mean what you say.
Give the people in your life the information they
need, rather than expecting them to know the
unknowable. Information is the grease that keeps
the engine of communication functioning. Start
communicating clearly. Don’t try to read other
people’s minds, and don’t make other people try to
read yours. Most problems, big and small, within a
family, friendship, or business relationships, start
with bad communication.
Allow others to make their own decisions. – Do
not judge others by your own past. They are living
a different life than you are. What might be good
for one person may not be good for another. What
might be bad for one person might change another
person’s life for the better. Allow people to make
their own mistakes and their own decisions.
Talk a little less, and listen more. – Less advice is
often the best advice. People don’t need lots of
advice, they need a listening ear and some positive
reinforcement. What they want to know is often
already somewhere inside of them. They just need
time to think, be and breathe, and continue to
explore the undirected journeys that will eventually
help them find their direction.
Leave petty arguments alone. – Someone else
doesn’t have to be wrong for you to be right.
There are many roads to what’s right. And most of
the time it just doesn’t matter that much.
Ignore, unconstructive, hurtful commentary. – No
one has the right to judge you. They might have
heard your stories, but they didn’t feel what you
were going through. No matter what you do, there
will always be someone who thinks differently. So
concentrate on doing what you know in your heart
is right. What most people think and say about you
isn’t all that important. What is important is how
you feel about yourself.
Pay attention to your relationship with yourself.
One of the most painful things in life is losing
yourself in the process of loving others too much,
and forgetting that you are special too. When was
the last time someone told you that they loved you
just the way you are, and that what you think and
how you feel matters? When was the last time
someone told you that you did a good job, or took
you someplace, simply because they know you feel
happy when you’re there? When was the last time
that ‘someone’ was YOU?

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