We are meant for relationship and are only truly ourselves when we are have others building alongside us that we LOVE. Nothing particularly novel here. Enough said.
Here’s something most of fail to think about these building relationships that are so essential to our becoming.
They won’t last.
All human relationships are destined to end in death. Many relationships die after the first fight. Many friendships die once space and time separate the two. Some linger on for years but their vitality hasn’t been there for stinking ever. Some take a while to get going but grow as time and trial are met. Most relationships merely “exist” to transact together. As long as both parties “get” what they bargained for, the relationship remains intact. Few relationships actually transform.
These, however, are the ones you want.
Transformational relationships are the ones that, even after death separates, live on in the heart of the one that remains.
Today, remember that all relationships are both a “laugh and a tear,” as John Mellencamp and countless others have echoed through the years. AND, today invest purposely in your transforming relationships. Do not take them for granted. Do not give them equal time with the rest of your duties and responsibilities. One day, you will wish for more time…
Invest today.
Make sense?
Give and take care, my friend.
Give and take care.
BUILT TO LEAD 