Make Way - For Connection

When something bothers us and we are upset…

It’s natural to react.

It’s harder to intentionally pause.

It’s difficult to respond from a place of understanding and empathy.

Yet we have a choice…

We need to slow down.

We need to pause.

We need to focus on our breathing.

We need to notice our feelings in our bodies, our physiological response.

We need to name our feelings.

We need to notice what we are thinking.

We need to regulate and find our calm.

We need to take responsibility…

To communicate HOW we are feeling rather than react FROM a feeling.

To consciously choose a different way of behaving for better connection.

You might want to rush in but it’s likely that you are paired with your opposite.

Your partner might need time to process and to not rush in.

For our relationships sake…we can make way for better connection…if we try to notice, to understand and to take responsibility for our personal reactions.

We can agree, we can disagree and we can agree to disagree.

Given our more considered response we can work towards the goal of being physically and emotionally close, even when conflicted.

The best gifts that we can give to one another, for our relationships sake, are Time, Talk and Touch.

If you’re stuck?

Let’s talk!

Violent Relationships…Call 1800 737 732 and access www.1800respect.org.au