POST-21: “Love And Relationships 💕🫂”.

📱 🤳 Excuse me as I take this call…*ring*ring!*.. “Hello, who's there?...” Got it… “How are you?”..*click*…

Love and Relationships are the two most critical elements in Life. Be it plutonic or romantic, Casual or Professional, long-term or short-term. These two words make the world go around. To keep things simple, you need both feeding one another to be fruitful in any space.

At this age, the intimacy of relationships becomes much more important when determining the value of our interactions. The hope is that Life has given you enough reference points to decide whether or not the decisions you make are worthwhile or utterly useless. Take dating for example: The trade-off is often your Time, money, energy, plus more.

To some, this may mean nothing when it comes to the endless exchange of interactions we can encounter in a lifetime. For others, it's “do or die”... Meaning, Will this man or woman be the next person I say “I do” to, or the other half of my offspring?! 😬

Perhaps, this interaction is a lesson in shadow work, or personal development to see how much I've grown from my past relationships. 🤔

In either case, we invest something of ourselves, and hope to get a positive return. If we focus our intentions on the latter example, ok believe it serves is well, overall. Seeing as how it can get to the root of all of our challenges… personal development.

Don't get me wrong. Dating isn't all a brainless, Research experiment, void of pleasure / enjoyment. 😂 Of course not!. But, with the right heart, ❤️ and mindset you can actually put yourself in a much better “feeling space” to say the least.

Not only are you getting to know yourself and your partner in various social settings, but if you choose wisely, you get a rare opportunity to see a version of you that deserves your full attention, with someone who appreciates that. 😊 🚀

I believe the saying goes: “Shoot for the moon🌝🌚… and worry not if you hit your target 🎯, bc at The very least, you'll land amongst the stars…✨”.

I Love it! Kaizen methodology at it's finest. I'm not saying it's Easy, but it must be worth it. The math is all there. Deepen the loving Relationship you have with yourself 1st, and share it with the world 🌎 thereafter.

Remember the meme of the crying little girl, facing Jesus in the park?.. He is coaxing her to relinquish Her small, Teddy bear 🐻 in good Faith, for something much better, and unseen…She cries in disbelief bc she feels it can't get any better than that. 😥

Meanwhile, Christ is holding a much larger one 🐻behind his back… if only she'll let it go.

How often do we feel this way in Life? Saying to ourselves: “why can't I have it!?”.. 😡 “it seems as if I'm always the groomsmen, and never the groom”... “Always the bridesmaid, and never the bride 💍” 😥… “ Always, 🥈 silver or bronze 🥉, but never the gold 🥇”. 🤦🏾‍♂️

We're Passed up for promotions we believe to be ours… And the lists go on and on.

A better question to ask is: “in this moment, how present am I “? 🤔.. “How loving am I being right now?”.. Sure, I've been passed up & let down (or so it may seem), but am I bringing my fullest self into every situation, in order to receive? 🤔 Am I even open to that possibility?..

To be present, is to be open. However, Openness can and should have boundaries as well. In our fullest expression of love, we come to offer value and goodness to those around us, and our partners… It's not by force. Noone should ever put a gun to your Head, 🙈 🔫 then tell you “they're doing otherwise”. 😒

“Structure” 🧱 🪨 is just as important as free form. 🌬️ 🌊…In fact, it enhances the overall beauty of it’s shape. If you're in a Business relationship, and things go array, it is important to isolate and identify what went wrong and with whom?

How did all of your micro interactions feed into your end results? 🤔 Can things be resolved, and if so, what’s the best course of action to do so? (This applies to friendships as well).

In Marriage/romance 💒: Do you seek professional counseling from beginning to end?.. You should… How many bandaids 🤕 can/should be used to Mend a broken 💔? My guess is that you prob want to feel that sense of security At all times, right?.. is all of this realistic? Are we asking too much of our partners, on a day to day Basis?

I'm not sure if I covered this in a graduate assignment 📜, or previous blog 🤔, but the fact of the matter is: We were designed to be connected to one another. 🫂 And technology only enhanced/sped up that process.

Enrich your interactions with sympathy and empathy at Best. Develop, working relationships with people that aren’t shallow/void of expression. They need that kind of heart ❤️ and Love. Make the most of everyday, bc tomorrow isn’t promised, and our futures still bright 🌞😎. #PerseveranceAndGrowth 🔥❤️💪🏾