Relationship Reflection

Having positive relationships is a vital part of me. I am a very social person with my family, peers and coworkers. I need these relationships to maintain myself more at ease. My life has become easier at home and at work. The relationships at home keep us united just as the ones I carry at work. We share an understanding of our roles as dependent and interdependent beings. We are able to help each other out without hesitation and we help each other without expecting a favor in return.

There are a few things that I do that thankfully come natural to me to maintain my relationships. I do not expect anyone to be responsible for me or my happiness. I make and keep clear agreements and do not expect to agree with each other on every issue. I use a lot of communication to establish a common ground to understand the different points of views. One of the things that has helped me in creating and keeping healthy relationships is that I tell the truth. I remain truthful to myself and to others. I think that for any relationship to function, one must have trust.  I see trust as a special characteristic that makes a relationship into a partnership. Another characteristic that I see that must be present is respect for each other. I use all of these factors in the relationships I share with my family and friends. I do not have time to switch roles and become nicer to one person and not the next. I share my emotions and thoughts evenly. For example, my relationship with my parents are the same with my boss.

A challenge that I have encountered  in  developing and maintaining relationships in the past is to finding time to strengthen some relationships at work. One factor I see works for some is to spend quality time together  aside from work. It is very difficult with busy schedules  to meet up at a restaurant, catch a movie, or simply share hobbies. This time invested to know a person would help me in trying to understand someone's judgment  calls on a daily basis.

My experiences with relationships/ partnerships have had a great impact throughout and currently in trying to become a more effective early childhood professional. This professionalism is linked in overcoming a challenge. Being able to learn how to forgive someone for  not admitting to their mistakes has helped me in my life. In not doing so,  it has created animosity at the work place and I have found it better to just let it go and move on.  This makes the work place a warm and inviting environment and adults as well as children do not feel and tension in the room when they enter.