THREE WORDS

Three-Word Phrases, can be tools to help develop every relationship ~

1. There are many things that we can do to strengthen our relationships. Often the most effective thing we can do involves saying just three words.

2. 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.

3. The following three-word phrases can be tools to help develop every relationship

Let me help

1. Good friends see a need and then try to fill it.

2. When they see a hurt they do what they can to heal it.

3. Without being asked, they jump in and help out.

I understand you

1. People become closer and enjoy each other more when the other person accepts and understands them.

2. Letting our spouse know - in so many little ways - that we understand them, is one of the most powerful tools for healing our relationship.

3. And this can apply to any relationship.

I respect you

1. Respect is another way of showing love.

2. Respect demonstrates that another person is a true equal.

3. If we talk to our children as if they were adults we will strengthen the bonds and become closer friends.

4. This applies to all interpersonal relationships.

I miss you

1. Perhaps more marriages could be saved and strengthened if couples simply and sincerely said to each other “I miss you”.

2. This powerful affirmation tells partners they are wanted, needed, desired and loved.

3. Consider how important we would feel, if we received an unexpected phone call from our spouse in the middle of our workday, just to say “I miss you”.

Maybe you're right

1. This phrase is very effective in diffusing an argument. The implication when we say “maybe you're right” is the humility of admitting, “maybe I'm wrong”.

2. Let's face it. When we have an argument with someone, all we normally do is solidify the other person's point of view. Neither will change respective position and thus run the risk of seriously damaging the inter relationship.

3. Saying “maybe you're right” can open the door to explore the subject more. We may then have the opportunity to express our view in a way that is understandable to the other person.

Please forgive me

1. Many broken relationships could be restored and healed if people would admit their mistakes and ask for forgiveness.

2. All of us are vulnerable to faults, foibles and failures.

3. One should never be ashamed to own up that s/he has been in the wrong, which is saying, in other words, that s/he is wiser today than s/he was yesterday.

I thank you

1. Gratitude is an exquisite form of courtesy.

2. 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.

3. On the other hand, people whose circle of friends is severely constricted often do not have the attitude of gratitude.

Count on me

1. A friend is one who walks in when others walk out.

2. Loyalty is an essential ingredient for true friendship.

3. It is the emotional glue that bonds people.

4. Those that are rich in their relationships tend to be steady and true friends.

5. When troubles come, a good friend is there indicating “you can count on me”.

I'll be there

1. If we have ever had to call a friend in the middle of the night, to take a sick child to hospital, or when our car has broken down some miles from home, we will know how good it feels to hear the phrase “I'll be there”.

2. Being there for another person is the greatest gift we can give.

3. 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.

4. Being there is at the very core of civility.

Go for it

1. We are all unique individuals. We shouldn't try to get our friends to conform to our ideals.

2. We should support them in pursuing their interests, no matter how far out they seem to us. God has given everyone dreams, dreams that are unique to that person only.

3. Let us support and encourage our friends to follow their dreams. Tell them to “go for it”.

I love you

1. Perhaps the most important three words that we can say.

2. 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.

3. Our spouse, our children, our friends and we, all need to hear these three little words: “I love you”.

Love is a choice. We can love even when the feeling is gone.