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By: Alison Wiley, Diamond-Cut Life

Alison Wiley, Diamond-Cut Life — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:30:28 +0000

I am very relationship-oriented, maybe even a connoisseur of relationships. And this is a really good post. I too see community and relationships as fundamental to a high quality of life, i.e. a diamond-cut life (high in joy, low in consumption). Alison Wiley, Diamond-Cut Life’s last blog post..Being A Good Lover

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By: Sherri

Sherri — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:45:46 +0000

@ Chris – Welcome! You said it so succinctly “I can still care about them, without feeling like it’s my job to make sure they never feel sad or angry.” That’s exactly it. We are all ultimately responsible for ourselves and really no one else. You can contribute to how they feel and make your interaction with them a positive one but you should really limit what you take on board personally. Thank you so much for your comment.

@ Sarah – Welcome! It’s never too late to start mending or rebuilding relationships that may have gone a bit stale. It’s super if you can be mindful enough to get in touch with friends and family particularly the ones that are physically close to you and be grateful for each one and not take them for granted. Good luck with building on what you’ve started.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:45:13 +0000

Sherri,
Thank you very much for this post. It is definitely a good reminder of something I need to work on – enhancing the positivity in my life, and eliminating the negativity, even when it comes in the form of another person. And I’m definitely trying to get more in touch with the people that I *can* touch – my local family and friends.

By: Chris Edgar | Purpose Power Coaching

Chris Edgar | Purpose Power Coaching — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:49:32 +0000

Thanks for this post. I appreciated what you said about not wanting a lot of complexity in your relationships. For me, the best way to take the sense of “work” out of my relating with people is to be as honest as possible, and let go of my sense of responsibility for how people feel. I can still care about them, without feeling like it’s my job to make sure they never feel sad or angry.

By: Sherri

Sherri — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:52:55 +0000

@ Lisis – Thank you I’m glad you liked it. I’m glad to hear your visit went so well and it was so rejuvenating. Good luck with your soul searching…it’s only a good thing.

By: Lisis | Quest For Balance

Lisis | Quest For Balance — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:06:06 +0000

Hi, Sherri! This was a beautiful post... truly. As you know I spent this past weekend with one of my life-long "Rocks" which rejuvenated my soul like nothing else can. I feel very blessed to have even ONE rock, and your post reminded me I need to take another look at some of my "acquaintances" to see how many of those WOULD be rocks in my life if only I took the time to nurture those relationships. Looks like I've got some soul searching to do... Lisis | Quest For Balance’s last blog post..The Beginner’s Guide to EXTREME Candle Meditation

By: Sherri

Sherri — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:55:50 +0000

@ Laurie – I was thinking about adding another layer in there because when I did this type evaluation there were some that yes were a bit more than acquaintances but certainly not rocks. I didn’t want to over complicate it but I like your idea of the socials. That would be a great 4th category.

@ Jay – I too have many good friends that live over seas. The thing that saddens me a bit about that is that a couple of them would be in the rock category if only they weren’t so far away. But now a days with Twitter, IM and webcams that distance is shortened dramatically. I have yet to meet any of my online friends but I look forward to it someday and I’m sure it will be like meeting an old friend for the first time.

@ P.P. – Thanks! I’m glad you liked it!

@ Roger – Very good point. We search and search and search but the very thing we are searching for 9 times out of 10 is already within. There’s a lot of things we can get from people but there is equally as many things we just have to get from within ourselves.

@ Nadia – It’s pretty sad when happiness and a zest for life turns people off. I can’t really relate to it either and you are certainly not alone in wanting meaningful relationships

@ Kleigh – Welcome! I’m glad you liked the post thanks so much for leaving a comment!

@ Daphne – Excellent point. I was asking myself well why not strive to make all relationships rocks? and the best I could come up with was that it may detract from the specialness of my current rock relationships. When something is rare you tend to treasure it more if it becomes mainstream you may start to take it for granted.