Creating Meaningful Relationships

Think of 10 people in your life that you’ve formed relationships with. Now I want you to think about how many of those relationships will dissolve over the next few years. How much time did you spend building these relationships, worrying about those relationships, and how many hours did you spend laying awake in bed trying to improve a relationship that may not be around after a few years?

How many hours is enough time worrying about what other people might think of you, what you wear, what you look like, or how you smell? Why do adolescents and adults have this innate desire to make everybody like them?

These are questions that have been bouncing around in my head all morning, and I think the answer is unique for every individual.

Sometimes we overwhelm ourselves trying to get others to like us that it becomes impossible to form deep, meaningful relationships. This leads to surface level relationships that become the norm for society. This can leaves us feeling unfulfilled, bored, and unsatisfied, which can ultimately lead to feeling worthless, hopeless, and depressed.

We form deep, meaningful relationships with people that plan to be around for a long time. Like our neighbors, family members, religious friends, or childhood friends. These are people we typically form meaningful relationships with.

However, we try to please everybody by forming surface-level relationships with so many more. You know that person; they make you laugh, they’re good-looking, they understand you, they make you smile, they make you feel good, and so on. Doesn’t that sound like the person everyone is in a relationship with? If so your probable in a superficial or surface level relationship.

How do we turn these surface-level relationships into something that makes us feel satisfied, less depressed, and encouraged about life? Is your relationship ready to go deeper and become more significant? If you would like to find out, we have a free video we would like to give you. Just go to overcomingeverest.com and become a subscriber today.

If the answer to either question above was Yes, it’s time to start being vulnerable in that relationship. The way you do that is by sharing openly and honestly your struggles and values. By doing this, you open a direct pathway to your heart and invite another to truly understand you. This is uncomfortable at first, but when we start down this path the relationship becomes more satisfying. There is a danger in doing this; that’s why it’s uncomfortable.

Being open can lead to deep, fulfilling relationships, but it can also lead to the most painful ones. If done with the right person, with similar values, deeper feeling of happiness can be enjoyed. So get out there and see what happens for you.