I had an excremental day at work yesterday. Late afternoon I watched a few episodes of a popular TV series and one of them had to do with a couple -- a partnership of sorts. It got me thinking.
We all suspect and some of us (very fortunate) know first hand, that being with the right partner is one of the highest blessings.
Together we are more than the sum of the parts; an explosive togetherness has exponential power to do things and achieve greatness for the partnership.
So, the right partner is the one that makes us feel better, stronger, worthier and, importantly, more ourselves -- the partnership that reveals and enhances our strengths. There is balance between the two.
One could go on...
But, what happens when you are in a lesser partnership? One that does not add; one that does not inspire either partners to go beyond themselves; or a one-sided partnership where one does not provide support in any palpable way? There is imbalance...
If it is in business, the result is catastrophe: one side's contribution constitutes only cost, financial and psychological.
If it is in a personal relationship, the result is emotional sterility.
In both cases the presence of the inactive part becomes an obstacle to the other partner to move on.
An impasse.
The solution may be a dissolution or it may be a rekindling the partnership energy. Whichever it is, it is the other partner's imperative to act.
Because the one draining the partnership has found an obvious comfort zone and will not budge.
It is up to the other partner to bring about a new, positive, balance to the situation: create a new partnership or eliminate the drain of the existing one; recreate harmony.
Bring about a new balance.
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