Relationship Rx: Prescription for Successful Relationships
Everyone wants to have successful relationships; whether it is with business associates, family, friends, or a romantic partner. However, at times, we have all fallen short in handling the mechanics of relationships. We all go to the doctor for regular check-ups, but how often do we check the health of our relationships? Just like our physical body, relationships (whether they are professional, social, or romantic) require check-ups and maintenance. There are times when relationship surgery, or a good strong prescription, is required. The most effective way to build and maintain healthy relationships is through relationship re-programming and conscious healthy communication. Our subconscious relationship programming controls 95% of our interactions, so if we do not have a healthy subconscious program, our conscious relationship intentions will fail. All of us have a relationship map that we bring forward from childhood conditioning. The relationship map we carry affects our subconscious beliefs, perceptions, expectations, and behavior. If we have negative relationship programming, we may react with survival-fear behavior. If the mind is in survival-fear mode we become closed, shutdown, or resistant in our communications. The subconscious need to follow our map and fulfill any negative relationship programming (that which is familiar) and protect ourselves from hurt, rejection, or abandonment is stronger than the need to get along, be open and positively surrender in a relationship. The end result is a prescription for an unhealthy relationship. In order to prevent negative relationship programming from influencing our relationships, it is important to delete any sabotaging relationship programming and program in a healthy relationship map. By taking control of our relationship map, we can build healthier, more successful relationships. The second component of successful relationships is conscious healthy communication. A vital step [...]