Three-Word Phrases can be tools to help develop every
relationship. ……… ……..
There are many things that you can do to strengthen your
relationships. Often the most effective thing you can do involves saying just
three words.
When spoken
sincerely, these statements often have the power to develop new friendships,
deepen old ones and even bring healing to relationships that have
soured.
The following three-word phrases can be tools to help develop
every relationship.
relationship. ……… ……..
There are many things that you can do to strengthen your
relationships. Often the most effective thing you can do involves saying just
three words.
When spoken
sincerely, these statements often have the power to develop new friendships,
deepen old ones and even bring healing to relationships that have
soured.
The following three-word phrases can be tools to help develop
every relationship.
1. Let me help:
Good friends see a need and
then try to fill it. When they see a hurt they do what they can to heal it.
Without being asked, they jump in and help out.
2. I understand you:
People become closer and enjoy each other more when the other person
accepts and understands them. Letting your spouse know - in so many little ways
- that you understand them, is one of the most powerful tools for healing your
relationship. And this can apply to any relationship.
3. I respect you:
Respect is another way of
showing love. Respect demonstrates that another person is a true equal. If you
talk to your children as if they were adults you will strengthen the bonds and
become closer friends. This applies to all interpersonal relationships.
4. I miss
you:
Perhaps more marriages could be saved and strengthened if couples
simply and sincerely said to each other “I miss you.” This powerful affirmation
tells partners they are wanted, needed, desired and loved. Consider how
important you would feel, if you received an unexpected phone call from your
spouse in the middle of your workday, just to say “I miss you.”
5. Maybe you’re
right:
This phrase is very effective in diffusing an argument. The
implication when you say “maybe you’re right” is the humility of admitting,
“maybe I’m wrong”. Let’s face it. When you have an argument with someone,
all you normally do is solidify the other person’s point of view. They, or you,
will not likely change their position and you run the risk of seriously damaging
the relationship between you. Saying “maybe you’re right” can
open the door
to explore the subject more. You may then have the opportunity to express your
view in a way that is understandable to the
other person.
6. Please forgive me:
Many broken relationships could be restored and healed
if people would admit their mistakes and ask for forgiveness. All of us are
vulnerable to
faults, foibles and failures. A man should never be ashamed to
own up that he has been in the wrong, which is saying, in other words, that he
is
wiser today than he was yesterday.
7. I
thank you:
Gratitude is an exquisite form of courtesy. People who enjoy the
companionship of good, close friends are those who don’t take daily courtesies
for granted. They are quick to thank their friends for their many expressions of
kindness. On the other hand, people whose circle of friends is severely
constricted often do not have the attitude of gratitude.
8. Count on me:
A friend is one who walks in when others walk out.
Loyalty is an essential ingredient for true friendship. It is the emotional
glue that bonds
people. Those that are rich in their relationships tend to
be steady and true friends. When troubles come, a good friend is there
indicating “you
can count on me.”
9.
I’ll be there:
If you have ever had to call a friend in the middle of
the night, to take a sick child to hospital, or when your car has broken down
some miles from
home, you will know how good it feels to hear the phrase
“I’ll be there.”Being there for another person is the greatest gift we can give.
When we are truly present for other people, important things happen to them and
us. We are renewed in love and friendship. We are restored emotionally and
spiritually. Being there is at the very core of civility.
10. Go for it:
We are all unique individuals. Don’t try to get your
friends to conform to your ideals. Support them in pursuing their interests, no
matter how far out they seem to you. God has given everyone dreams, dreams that
are unique to that person only. Support and encourage your friends to follow
their dreams. Tell them to “go for it.”
11. I love you:
Perhaps the most important three words that you can say.
Telling someone that you truly love them satisfies a person’s deepest emotional
needs.
The need to belong, to
feel appreciated and to be wanted. Your spouse, your children, your friends and
you, all need to hear those three little
words: “I love you.” Love is a
choice. You can love even when the feeling is gone.
Never take some one for granted,Hold every person Close to your
Heart because you might wake up one day and realize that you have lost a diamond
while you were too busy collecting stones.“Remember this always in
life.”
Good friends see a need and
then try to fill it. When they see a hurt they do what they can to heal it.
Without being asked, they jump in and help out.
2. I understand you:
People become closer and enjoy each other more when the other person
accepts and understands them. Letting your spouse know - in so many little ways
- that you understand them, is one of the most powerful tools for healing your
relationship. And this can apply to any relationship.
3. I respect you:
Respect is another way of
showing love. Respect demonstrates that another person is a true equal. If you
talk to your children as if they were adults you will strengthen the bonds and
become closer friends. This applies to all interpersonal relationships.
4. I miss
you:
Perhaps more marriages could be saved and strengthened if couples
simply and sincerely said to each other “I miss you.” This powerful affirmation
tells partners they are wanted, needed, desired and loved. Consider how
important you would feel, if you received an unexpected phone call from your
spouse in the middle of your workday, just to say “I miss you.”
5. Maybe you’re
right:
This phrase is very effective in diffusing an argument. The
implication when you say “maybe you’re right” is the humility of admitting,
“maybe I’m wrong”. Let’s face it. When you have an argument with someone,
all you normally do is solidify the other person’s point of view. They, or you,
will not likely change their position and you run the risk of seriously damaging
the relationship between you. Saying “maybe you’re right” can
open the door
to explore the subject more. You may then have the opportunity to express your
view in a way that is understandable to the
other person.
6. Please forgive me:
Many broken relationships could be restored and healed
if people would admit their mistakes and ask for forgiveness. All of us are
vulnerable to
faults, foibles and failures. A man should never be ashamed to
own up that he has been in the wrong, which is saying, in other words, that he
is
wiser today than he was yesterday.
7. I
thank you:
Gratitude is an exquisite form of courtesy. People who enjoy the
companionship of good, close friends are those who don’t take daily courtesies
for granted. They are quick to thank their friends for their many expressions of
kindness. On the other hand, people whose circle of friends is severely
constricted often do not have the attitude of gratitude.
8. Count on me:
A friend is one who walks in when others walk out.
Loyalty is an essential ingredient for true friendship. It is the emotional
glue that bonds
people. Those that are rich in their relationships tend to
be steady and true friends. When troubles come, a good friend is there
indicating “you
can count on me.”
9.
I’ll be there:
If you have ever had to call a friend in the middle of
the night, to take a sick child to hospital, or when your car has broken down
some miles from
home, you will know how good it feels to hear the phrase
“I’ll be there.”Being there for another person is the greatest gift we can give.
When we are truly present for other people, important things happen to them and
us. We are renewed in love and friendship. We are restored emotionally and
spiritually. Being there is at the very core of civility.
10. Go for it:
We are all unique individuals. Don’t try to get your
friends to conform to your ideals. Support them in pursuing their interests, no
matter how far out they seem to you. God has given everyone dreams, dreams that
are unique to that person only. Support and encourage your friends to follow
their dreams. Tell them to “go for it.”
11. I love you:
Perhaps the most important three words that you can say.
Telling someone that you truly love them satisfies a person’s deepest emotional
needs.
The need to belong, to
feel appreciated and to be wanted. Your spouse, your children, your friends and
you, all need to hear those three little
words: “I love you.” Love is a
choice. You can love even when the feeling is gone.
Never take some one for granted,Hold every person Close to your
Heart because you might wake up one day and realize that you have lost a diamond
while you were too busy collecting stones.“Remember this always in
life.”
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