feature · July 2011
Put Some Z.I.P. Into Your Relationships
If we put our very best into our relationships we can almost guarantee getting the very best out of our relationships!

If we put our very best into our relationships we can almost guarantee getting the very best out of our relationships!
Relationships were meant to be fun! We wouldn't have been made with the capacity to have fun if relationships weren't supposed to have a little zest in them!
What I do mean is that every relationship that is mutually satisfying has a level of depth to it that provides meaning. This is really what the search is for in our relationships: meaning.
If we want to have the kinds of relationship we were made to have, we have to open ourselves up to having others know us and for us to know others.
The most meaningful relationships we have are those that are held together by a common purpose and vision for what the relationship can accomplish, not only for those involved but also for a greater good.
And what of your desire to see a relationship grow? Take some time to begin to cultivate a common purpose. Sit down with that person and tell them that you would like to have some common goals, some purposes that you pursue together. As you develop these, you will see your relationship strengthen in ways you never imagined!