During this time of year people like to start new. They clean all the clutter from their home, closet and garage. In hopes to have more space for something else or just to have a nice clear space. Yet, we don’t do this with our personal relationships; we tend to neglect our inner and outer closet. Our relationships nourish our mind, body and spirit, especially our intimate relationships. They warm the soul and soften the heart. The quality of these relationships says a lot about the quality of our lives, health and happiness.
We continue year after year to hold on to relationships that no longer serve us or who we are. We stay in toxic relationships whether they’re with a friend, co-worker, family or lover.
If you have any toxic relationships in your life maybe this is the year to clean your closet clear of them. Strengthen the good relationships in your life and maybe let go of the ones that aren’t fulfilling you.
We have all dealt with toxic people, it’s the friend that always wants to have one up on you, or tells you how to live your life when they can’t get their own life straight, it is the boyfriend/girlfriend that talks down to you and makes you feel bad so they can feel good about themselves, or the annoying family member that can’t say anything nice about you, or the co-worker that claims everyone is out to get him/her.
Look at your relationships in the same way you look at your wardrobe. You probably keep or have kept many clothes hanging in your closet that you haven't worn in years. Maybe you are hoping they will come back in style, or you keep them for sentimental reasons. Yet you know in the back of your mind that you don’t need them.
It’s like that with certain people in our lives, we know we don’t need certain people who aren’t fulfilling our lives, yet we hold on in hopes that things will change but they never will.
If you think of everyone you know chances are you will find a few people from your past that don't belong in your present. And maybe there are people you would like to know better.
So please try a new approach this year. Think of who you would really love to spend more time with and reach out to them and make it happen. Also, look and see who you are ready to let go of and then do that too. Remember, in order to make room for the new you have to clear out the old especially if it no longer serves you and the wonderful person you are!
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