#GrowNOW The Podcast

People change and that is just one of the pillars of truth in anyone's life. A connection that you created with someone a long while back can feel different today because of this.

So today's question is how do we deal with any type of relationship in our life, that we still kinda appreciate but it somehow reached a point where it doesn't serve us any longer?

Sometimes the comfort of the things we know may feel secure, easy, safe in diferent ways and that keeps us from trying something new. No matter in what area of our life, the fear of new, of different, of "out of character" for us can also translate to stagnation and being stuck.

When we add fear to this combo and the pain of a heartbreak, well ... a big mountain to climb! So , how do we move past fear of falling in love again?

The 5 closest relationships you have in your life affect you, sometimes in unseen ways. We can be influenced in our behavious, way of thinking, way of acting and so on. But it doesn't matter actually how you feel about these relationships, they still give a form of comfort, even when they might not be comfortable relationships.

But what if you started challenging the status quo?

The reality of relationships is that we invest time, energy and feelings diferent when we are in the beginning of a new relationship or when we know we are closer to the end. We don't see the same opportunities and possibilities, right?

The arrival of spring is the perfect moment to take a closer look to what kind of relationships we keep close and to air them out a bit, see what kind of "stale" things come up.

Since spring has started a week ago, we might want to have the proverbial "spring cleaning" for our thoughts and behavious also. And we know that us women we tend to be more aware of the importance of this, but today's episode is about a man's perspective. And about how to go about apologizing, when ego and pride are hurt, and different interpretations of the same situation can happen.

Just as last week's episode, when we analyzed the same subject from the POV of a woman, this episode contains 5 questions that, we hope, can be good guidelines when we find ourselves in situations like this.

The low energy moments that every woman experiences, sometimes can affect us to the point of transforming us, even just for brief short times, into a different person all together. We can blame it on the hormones or ever overwhelment, but it does happen to each and every one of us to have these mini-crisis.

And just as the song says " Sorry seems to be the hardest word" , especially when we have to address it to our significant other, because usually they are the ones on the receiving ends of our "punches" .

Keep listening to today's episode to find out the 5 steps on how to better understand and somewhat be better prepared for when we feel like giving teh whole world the proverbial middle finger.

When we take care of our own needs, and stilll be in a relationship, an annoying question can start to bother some of us: what do I need the other person for?

Or if/when we enter a relationship being convinced that we will be happier together, why does the other person not repond to all that we want? Do they really love us if they don't?

Ideally and more efficient it would be to focus on filling our own cup first but as equally important is to know how to communicate to our significant other our needs, desires and expectations.

Stay listening for the tips this episode has on how to communicate efficiently.

It's easy to idealize something that we don't have, just because it look more appealing from where we are at the moment. The real question is how to enjoy more what we do have, while working on attracting that other situation that we perceive as an ideam for us.

Today we will attemp to put emphasis on some evergreen questions:

* Do you believe truly that there is "the one" or anyone can become the one?

* Is the ideal partner a need or anyone can become an ideal partner?

* Does any relationship have the potential to become a divine, meant-to-be union or only selective few have the chance to experience that?

The answers are very important because based on the belief we start off with, will define an entire relationship and potentially miss on some important points along the way.

When you struggle with the idea of just wanting to be right, where is your focus? Is your focus on being happy or on being simply "right" in that situation?

Most of the time, in relationships, we keep going back to the same thinking patterns, that if only our partner would change X, Y, Z things would work out. Or we keep revisiting a conversation, analyzing what, how, when they said something and in doing so, we have endless conversations with ourselves , where we prove our point of being right.

But does that even bring us happiness, contentment or clarity in a relationship?