Developing Relationships

Undoubtedly my most important relationship (other than my relationship with Christ) is my relationship with my wife, Rachel. One of my goals for our relationship is that I would work on my temper. This is something that I have had a problem with in the past but had seemingly dealt with. It seems to have come back in the past few weeks, and so my goal for our relationship in the beginning of 2009 is that I would crucify this. I don’t want to just suppress my temper; I want to avoid letting things bother me in the first place.

Other people with whom I want to continue to foster deeper relationships this year include Dan Kyser, Jeff Johnson, Darren Cogan, and Tony K.

Who are you building relationships with this year?

Posted at 8:29 PM on January 1st, 2009
  • Kimmy

    I know that I am someone who avoid conflict, so when I get angry… it’s really angry. I don’t think that I handle it well. Two things I’ve been told about this. First, an unusually out-of-proportion response typically indicates some kind of underlying issue that has nothing to do with the situation at hand. I’ve had to check myself and ask that question frequently, and I think that might help you in that situation.

    Also, I have no tact. So my anger is… ahhh… rather direct. So I was told to start with two phrases: I see and I feel. It takes some of the bite out of the anger.

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