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The brightest diamond;

They tell me I'm crazy, but You told me I'm golden.

Regardless the type of work you do and how amiable you are as a person, I can almost guarantee that you will eventually be in a situation where you have to work with someone you don’t like. It could be a coworker at your job, an employee or team member of a client, the manager of a business, or a teacher.

The dynamics may change, but the factors that comprise the interpersonal relationship are the same across all situations, and when animosity enters the mix it can be a challenge to keep the relationship civil and productive. This is where emotional intelligence comes into play.

Here are some actions you can take to develop your emotional intelligence so all of your relationships, including the difficult ones, are more productive.
  • Look at yourself honestly and commit to specific areas of self-improvement.
  • Think through the possible impact of your words before you speak.
  • Avoid judging the actions of others before you have all of the facts.
  • Be accountable for what you do and follow through on what you say you will do.
  • Listen to opposing viewpoints and admit when you are wrong.
  • Praise others and give credit where credit is due.
  • Analyze your common emotions in times of stress, and work to control them.
  • Be consistently and genuinely respectful.
  • Curb negative thoughts and work to foster optimism.
  • Work at becoming a better listener.
  • Agree to disagree with those who have incompatible beliefs.

As far as spiritual growth is concerned it doesn’t matter how much you read your Bible, do good works, or go to church.  If you are not honest about your true feelings, you will be stunted in your spiritual growth with God and limited in your relationships.

Many Christians try to hide their emotions because we have been taught that they are bad.  In reality these emotions are very important for us to understand and acknowledge.  If we don’t,  all of our relationships are impacted in a negative way and we can slip into putting on our “everything is okay”  face when everything is not okay.  When we face reality and the reasons we are angry, sad or fearful we can begin to chip away at the hurts, hangups and habits that cause these emotions.  We can start to see what is missing in our lives what has contributed to these emotions popping up.  We can begin to grieve the losses we have experienced. We can begin to ask God to remove these things in our lives instead of just burying them.