A Balanced Life: Thoughts About Healthy Relationships

There are four key, foundational pillars in developing and maintaining healthy relationships – personal (family and friends) and professional (colleagues and clients):

Common Sense – not acting on assumptions or judgments about the ‘other’

Honesty – about perspectives, intentions and sincere apologies for any hurt caused

Compassionate Understanding – caring responses validate the ‘other’

Transparency – no hidden agendas or attempts to manipulate the ‘other’

When one has this foundation in place, relationships grow and develop in ways that enhance and benefit ‘self’ and ‘other’. 3/8/23