From The Daily Dialogue
From The Daily Dialogue
Broadcast of 7/11/98
Subject: [DailyDialogue #190] Relationship Vision
"Two women were having a discussion, one of whom was happily married and the other wasn't. The unhappily married one shared, 'I can't even imagine such a happy life,' to which her friend gently but firmly replied, 'Perhaps that is why you don't have one.' "
- Laurie Beth Jones
Laurie Beth Jones wrote the book "The Path: Creating Your Mission Statement for Work and for Life". In her book, she advocates writing a vision statement to guide us in effecting change in our relationships. It helps us visualize how we want to be. Laurie Beth states that, "Not to have your own vision is to live somebody else's."
Laurie Beth defines a vision statement as the end result, a picture of how the landscape will look after you have been through it, your ideal. Today I met with a group of women focused on discovering our life purpose. I led a guided visualization and we drew pictures of our visions. Next, we will be talking about committing to a shared purpose through joint action.
Laurie Beth states that , "Ideally, both people in a relationship will have the same vision-and will work toward it with an equal amount of commitment and dedication." This is not always the case. However, I do know that the first step is to imagine it is possible.
Experiment: Create a relationship vision statement by writing a detailed description of what you want. Write it in the present tense as if it is already accomplished. Exchange written visions with your partner. Create a shared vision and read it together.
Affirmation: We are creating the relationship of our dreams.
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