Relationships have many rewards. Keeping the relationship exciting, alive and meaningful requires some attention. Like a garden with its many rewards of fruits, beauty, and other enjoyment, some weeding, cultivating, and watering of the relationship keeps it going. Many of us our prone to create roles we play with each other and this can be helpful. Part of attending to relationships means some important self-examination. Like autumn with its dying leaves and plants, self-reflection involves assessing what is not working. However, when conflicts arise, not enough self-awareness can result in the excessive pointing of fingers, or taking too much blame when conflicts are mutually created. Additionally, more clarity of thought and feeling will likely result from the process of self-examination. Being aware of our contribution to things can help us start afresh with conflicts and mis-communications that seem to be stuck and going nowhere.
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