Purge the Dispiriting Virus from Your Relationships—Feb. 9
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February 9, 2025
Sunday SAGe Newsletter Volume 21: Purge the Dispiriting Virus from Your Relationships
Happy Sunday!
Here is this week’s installment of Sunday SAGe, an email communication that shares wellness inspiration from The Wellness Ethic to help people thrive during the coming week (and beyond!).
This week, our focus is on proactively addressing negativity in your relationships.
Purge the Dispiriting Virus from Your Relationships
An excerpt from The Wellness Ethic:
Wherever you’re at, the dispiriting virus is constantly wrestling with your SAGe for control of you. The dispiriting virus wants you to live in the depths of despair. After all, misery loves company. When you love the universe of existence—when your life force is saturated with love—you choose better company, and your life takes off in wonderful and unexpected ways.
Relationship Translation: Recognize when negativity from a relationship is overwhelming your spirit, and address the issue productively.
What It Means
Practically every meaningful relationship in your life will have negativity in it from time to time. That’s the nature of human interaction—it’s complex and sometimes messy. But the more you proactively address issues before they fester, the healthier and more rewarding your relationships will be.
Here are a few ways you can bring more positivity into your relationships:
Accept that relationships will have negativity in them occasionally. Don’t let it crush your spirit.
When a relationship has issues, take responsibility for your opportunities, apply your growth mindset, and learn from the experience.
If a relationship breaks down, utilize your emotional intelligence and partner with the other person to resolve the conflict.
Establish relationship boundaries when necessary.
Seek the support of a third party to mediate difficult issues with others.
When necessary, respectfully scale back or end a toxic relationship as an act of self-love.
Your Call to Action
Take a look at the important relationships in your life. Are there any issues that are festering? Are there opportunities to strengthen love by rooting out negativity and finding mutually satisfying paths forward? If so, partner with the other person and find those paths!
A healthy relationship has alignment between expectations and reality, and when there is a disconnect, the parties partner to restore harmony.
Have a positive week!
