Relationships

We’ll be talking about relationships this week, Mighties! 🌸

Whether it’s with a family member, friend, co-worker, medical professional, or someone else in your life (neighbors! boss! your kids’ teacher!), we are continuously building relationships with those around us. And it’s our values in those relationships that help us to stay true to ourselves while also maintaining the connections we find important.

Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks values consistency, open and honest communication, and transparency in her relationships. There’s nothing more important to her than feeling safe enough to be fully herself.

What do you value most?

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We got there sometime between 1230 and 1. We met up with our friends at the cider mill. I got an iced latte and a half dozen cider donuts. They were still warm when I got them and OMG so addictive.
Our friends decided they were too warm to stay so we hugged, took a few pictures, and parted ways.

Bax Pauley and I went to check out the food trucks. I ended up getting a pastor quesadilla. OMG so yummy! Pauley didn't want anything. Then we wandered around looking at all the vendors.
I found a truck that was selling horchata and I got excited. It's so yummy. I finally got Pauley to try it and she loved it.
Then I started sweating too much and I got dizzy and my arms felt like overcooked spaghetti noodles. They said it was ok if I needed to go home. I was really worried about ruining their fun. But all said, I lasted 3 hours of walking in the heat outside. I'd say it was a great day.
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Hi Mighties! 🌼

Growing up as a highly sensitive and observant child, I noticed that I often compared myself to those around me—usually without even realizing it. That habit played a big role in the perfectionism I still grapple with today. Whether it was how I performed in school, how much emotion I showed, or how I navigated friendships and relationships, my choices were often shaped by what I thought was acceptable—especially to the adults I spent the most time with.

Now, as an adult in the age of the internet—and even though I'm learning to trust myself more, make my own decisions, and do what feels right for me—I still find that comparing myself to my peers remains a big obstacle I’d like to overcome. I know I’m my own person and that everyone’s life path is different, but it’s still challenging nonetheless.

Can anyone else relate? What’s your experience?

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