Good Relationships and Awareness ( PART 2)

Setting Your Awareness

Think of awareness as a subconscious process running through your mind, such as a computer process that runs in the 

background while you're checking email. You can activate your awareness by the simple act of intention. Declare or affirm to yourself that you intend to be aware of the health of your relationships by focusing on the seven components described above.

Awareness Affirmations

To solidify and strengthen your awareness process, try these affirmations.

• I am sensitive and aware of what I say and how I say it, as well as being sensitive and aware of how I'm feeling about the overall communication.
• I listen carefully and thoughtfully, absorbing what others say, how they speak, their body language, the emotions underlying their communication, and I'm observant of what is not being said.

Bring a Friend Along

Heighten your awareness by imagining a small creature on your shoulder who watches over what you say and what you do and whispers observations in your ear. Listen to your small friend and make mid-communication corrections if you recognize that you are being anything but fully supportive of the relationship.

See Yourself From Another Perspective

The Native American advice to walk a mile in another man's moccasins is good advice for anyone wishing to improve a relationship. Put yourself in the other person's shoes and view the relationship from their perspective. Do you like what you see and feel?

Relationships Take Attention

Give your ongoing relationships the attention they deserve by being aware of all the forms of communication occurring. Affirming your heightened awareness strengthens your resolve and reminds you of its importance.

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