Honour Is The Soil...

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Honour - noun/verb : high respect; great esteem.

Similar to:  hold in high esteem, admire, defer to, look up to, think highly of, appreciate, value, prize, cherish.

When these qualities exist, the environment is set, ready for love to take root and flourish.

Without high respect, esteem, admiration and the essence of honour in a relationship or situation, you can know ahead of time, that there will be troubled waters to navigate, where healthy relationships will not be able to be sustained.

How do we then produce respect and high esteem in a relationship?

Here is a brief check off list, to see if there are any places of adjustment that you could reposition yourself into.

· How would you scale love and respect for yourself from 1-10? (10 being the highest). If it is not in me, I cannot authentically give it out and I will be treated by and attracted to, people who also do not have a high sense of honour.

· How well do I respect others while keeping my own sense of self - care and self - respect ?

· Am I in control of myself, freely choosing, or are other people controlling my life?

· How well can I set a limit upon myself and say no to dis-honouring, disrespectful company ?

Self- controlled people are in position, to honour, respect and esteem others.

They are the least angry, least resentful and most loving people. They know how to limit their exposure to hurtful people and things so that their attitudes remain positive. They are respectful even in the face of disagreement and poor treatment because they respect themselves. They have healthy internal structure that can keep the good in and let the bad out.

Honour is the soil. It is the place where growth and the ability to flourish in life begins.

It is a sad place where there is no respect, value or appreciation.

But…good news!

We have the power to choose what we will do about it!