Please see the five ( 5 ) secrets for using loving relationships to increase your well-being below :
1 . Learn to listen . Fight the urge to respond . Be an active listener . Engage your mind and body when talking with someone . Put away your cell phone . To avoid a misunderstanding , paraphrase what they said for clarity .
2 . Get to know the people you love . Spend time with family to discover their likes , dislikes , strengths , weaknesses , talents , and love language . Nurture these areas to create closeness and intimacy . Visit the websites below with your family : www . 5lovelanguages . com , www . spiritualgiftstest . com / test / adult , www . gallupstrenghscenter . com . 3 . Use wisdom to pick your battles . Disagree with someone without taking offense to their opinion . Everyone has an opinion . Don ' t internalize their comments . Discern their attitude and pray . Look for teachable moments if something draws your attention .
4 . Recalling the pain consumes your thoughts and energy . It hinders you from walking in your life purpose . If prolonged , it affects your other relationships . Your mind , spirit , and heart to love and build more health boosting relationships .
5 . Connect to your community . Seek to connect with people outside of family and close friends . Create strong ties in your community , with a church family , or coworkers . It has the same good health effects .
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