An Unreasonable Friend . Sometimes, in our search for acceptance, approval and comfort, we surround ourselves with (or only pay attention to) people who will tell us what we want to hear. What we’re comfortable with. In doing so, we create our own handicap and without knowing it, we put the brakes on our potential, power and our possibilities. Having a support crew can be a good idea but when that crew becomes a personal cheer squad whose sole objective is to make us feel good no matter what, it’s time to look for an unreasonable friend. . An unreasonable friend is someone who will tell us what we need to hear (in order to find perspective, grow, learn, evolve, change, improve), not necessarily what’s comfortable for us to hear. This person should be someone we know, trust and respect. An unreasonable friend is more concerned with our well-being, progress and happiness over the long-term than he or she is with making us feel good by stroking our ego, propping up our frail self-esteem or holding our hand over the short term. . By the way, more often than not, it’s our desire for all things comfortable, easy and safe (emotionally, physically, mentally, professionally, financially, socially) that stands between us and our best life. Between us and personal empowerment. Between us and transformation. . So, as you consider this concept, be mindful that an unreasonable friend is not a critic or hater. Critics and haters are self-interested tools whose objective is to pull you down and make themselves look and feel good. No, unreasonable friends don’t criticise; they provide honest, unfiltered, objective and valuable feedback. Their motives are honourable and generous and there is no agenda, angle or catch. . Sometimes, in our quest for growth and change, the words we need to hear are not the words we want to hear. :)
Posted on: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 23:21:38 +0000
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