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One of the domains of Posttraumatic Growth is deeper relationships—that we experience deeper relationships because of the things that we went through and the way that they treated us, or the way that they were there for us, the way that we were able to leverage them to process things we were dealing with. And it’s proven that the key to joint satisfaction in life is building connection with other people.
And it starts with connecting with yourself—connecting your head and your heart. That 18 inches, it’s a really long journey. And if you’re not connected with yourself, it’s really hard to connect with other people.
So there are many different ways that you can connect with others. It normally starts at a superficial level. And the key to a deeper relationship is to talk about deeper things—to talk about things that we hold true, that we think are important to us, and allow people to tell us the things that they think are important and the things that they hold true, and to find some common ground.
And when you find common ground, and you can enjoy the relationship with other people, you will be happier. I’m a much happier person now that I have a three to five that I’m able to have really deep conversations with. And every conversation that we have, it reshapes my core beliefs. It reshapes the way that I view myself, other people, and the world. And I’m a much happier person now.
So I challenge you: go find somebody that you can build a deep relationship with. You can talk about deep things, and your life will change.
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