I want to improve my meaningful connections with family and close friends. When I speak with others dear to me, I will explore my supportive core values—for example, doing dishes so they can relax or helping fold laundry so my partner can focus on their tasks. Meanwhile, I must be careful not to trigger my codependency. I am not doing so much that I neglect my well-being.

Rediscovering Connection: A Journey Towards Self-Worth and Meaningful Relationships

The question I should ask myself.

• 🚀 Am I doing the work out of Fear or Joy?
• How can I remember ⚡ to think about that question? 🤢

If I want to attend any social event, I can slow down my mind through meditation. For me, it’s all about creating a large enough gap between reacting and socializing with people. If the relationship is meaningful, I will do what is needed to keep my mind at peace.

Another perspective raises questions:

• Why must the relationship be meaningful for me to be a joy?
• Why can’t I find happiness and give my whole positive self away without fear? 😎

Before improving my connection with friends and family, I must find a reason to support the following statement.

• I Am Worth it!

Story Time ✨

Many times throughout the day, I’m hit with tasks and thoughts of not being enough for myself. I can try to justify my worth because I exist. All I need is myself. Speaking to a coworker, I learned nobody can redefine my existence or worth. However, somehow, a trauma is locked inside of me. When I was a young lad, I found myself isolating. My father didn’t treat me well when I was younger. Later, I came to know that my dad’s parents were abusive to him.

I regularly overwork, eat sweets, or numb myself with food and movies. What has helped me so far is awareness. I’m trying to forgive my father. Writing about these events may give me a way forward.

I have not reached a connection with myself. However, I know that it exists, and therefore, I exist. I must continue to slow down to become aware. Then, I can further improve my meaningful connection with family and close friends.

Well, that is for rediscovering a connection. Feel free to leave your thoughts below if any words resonate with you. 😊