Keys to a Happy Family Life

Do you have a feeling that your family isn't the warm, loving nest it's supposed to be? Are you tired of trying to make things right and ending up feeling hurt and misunderstood?

Don't despair – things can be a lot better! You have the power to change the relationships between you and your family members and to invoke that positive, supporting and loving spirit back into your home – and it won't even take much of your time!

Yes, family relationships can be complicated and if not taken care of, they can escalate and even become destructive. But we often overlook the fact that the seed that can change the dysfunctional patterns can grow, thanks to one family member who is willing to devote him or herself to bettering things.

Do you recognize yourself and your family in any of these:

• Your son or daughter is drifting away from you and you don't know how to approach them
• The relationship between you and your spouse is getting worse with time: you either fight too much, or you have almost forgotten that you should talk to each other
• You blame your parents for much of what is wrong with you and your life and you are unable to overcome the resistance you feel towards them
• Your family gatherings are usually tense and full of hidden reproach, if they happen at all
• Everything you say seems to be misinterpreted and is often used as a reason to start a fight

The deep underlying reasons behind much of disturbed family relationships is the inability of family members to communicate effectively, which then produce all sorts of misunderstandings: someone ends up not feeling loved or appreciated by the very community that should, by definition, love and accept them unconditionally.

They get hurt and from there things can go in many wrong directions, involving the rest of the family and creating a domino effect of turbulent emotions and reactions.

And yes, it takes more family members to make things right, but in most cases the willingness of only one person is more than enough to begin the healing process within the family.

If your family is really important to you, you can decide to be that one person!

What can YOU do to restore healthy and loving energy to your family?

Someone has to stay calm and to know what to avoid and what to aim for, right?

Even if you're not that good with introspection, you probably remember some situations that you should have handled differently. Perhaps you overreacted, perhaps you sustained yourself from reacting when you needed to. Perhaps you could have influenced other family members in some way.

So, if you're the one who has decided to take things into their hands, the most straightforward process for healing your family relationships is to make sure that you're as compassionate, as understanding and as objective as possible – and then to act from that point.

Two of the most important skills one needs when handling all human relationships are the art of effective communication and emotional intelligence. When you understand what drives others, why they feel the way they feel and behave the way they do, you will find a way to communicate with them much more naturally and efficiently.

And even if you're not aware of it, you already possess these skills. There were also the situations you intuitively handled well, weren't there?

So the main focus here is to help you awaken them and become more aware of them, so that you can be better equipped when handling your family misunderstandings and tension.

This collection of positive affirmations was compiled with the intention to help you rewire your mind and the way you view what's going on between you and your family members and to help you establish a bridge that will make the process of healing quick and painless.

• You will be more in touch with your own emotions and reactions, which will make you more sensitive to the reasons why someone behaves the way they do. This will enable you to make better, more intimate contact with your spouse, your children or your parents, to make them feel understood and loved, which will release a lot of the tension between you.
• You will be focused on improving the relationships you have with your family members. Your family will be more important to you than ever and you will find yourself wanting to spend more time with them, and making that time enjoyable for all!
• You will learn to compromise with others, but not at any cost. You will be more finely tuned into deciphering when the compromise is needed, willing to let go of things that aren't really that important and to find the best possible solution to any situation that comes up.
• You will notice that you're able to overcome your fear of being misunderstood and that you can express your feelings freely and accurately.
• The energy you will be spreading will send a message so powerful that your family members will become motivated to work on your mutual relationship too! Never underestimate the power of sincere effort and love, they are the most powerful weapon to win others and to make them believe in your "cause“ just as much as you do.

This change will begin with you, but you will soon notice that the others in your family are responding to it – you will be working on your common goal together, as a family!

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