Relationships aren’t easy- it’s not a huge surprise. Relationships are a unique area of life because they are one of the best mirrors for our relationship with ourself: love, worthiness, kindness, denial, all will come out in relationships.

This nugget comes from The Four Agreements. The whole of the human drama comes from assumptions and taking things personally. When people don’t behave the way we want/expect, stories are created. On top of stories come emotions which are created out of the stories we want to tell. Making assumptions hurts us, and when others behave in the wrong way we will take things personally. Today, God help us. May we not take anything personally.

Relationships are one of the most difficult things that we will engage with in this life. The idea that we can’t control others is very painful. People are late! People are flaky! How are we supposed to trust them? We develop many expectations and disappoint ourselves. Or, we set ourselves up for failure. Today, may we interpret being let down differently. May we meet our relationships and people where they are, regardless of what they do.