Give a piece of your-SELF

This is a simple message. In relationships, it’s hard to pause and bring out your best if in a heated moment, right? I would say thinking of SELF as an acronym could be a quick- pause strategy.

• Safety: Ensure the person feels safe, keeping criticism out.
• Empathy: Think in their shoes by focusing on where they are coming from
• Love: Think altruism with kindness and compassion
• Fun: Laughing together, making memories, being light-hearted

This safety net of care and concern might take us farther to have calmer and joyful times. We overthink. But of course, check the resentment thermostat. The trifecta is being in the comfort zone, preserving joy, and building one’s own character. So how about getting more by giving a piece of your- SELF! Yesterday, one of my cousins said: “We got life. Let’s live it well.” I love that simple thought.