Dr. Raymond Leslie Newkirk On Who We Are

I wrote this book to assist everyone with understanding and mastering the hidden influencers that energize, and also destroy, relationships. These are the sparks that make-or-break enriching relationships. These are the sparks that produce the painful or joyful lives we all live. I tip my hat to all of us. Now let’s get busy and build, or repair, some great relationships. Let us learn to form more potent relationships that deliver a simply enjoyable lifetime where respect, warmth, and love are all around.What Do You Deserve? Personal Relationships can be the greatest joy of our lives. They can become enduring and wonderful gifts. Or, they can become dismal punishments whenever we become inauthentic players strutting upon the stage of personal dishonesty. Relationship authenticity, however, is a lot like the weather: Everyone talks about it, but no one does much of anything about it. Sound familiar? So, what kind of relationship do you want? What kind of life do you seek? If you choose to stay in a miserable relationship, you choose to remain miserable. If you authentically respect yourself, misery will not become a self-made obstacle to living a positively enriching life. Also, it is worth remember that there are people 'out there' and perhaps even close to you who will ruin a relationship whenever they get the chance. They delight in making other people miserable. Really. Sometimes we just have to walk away and not look back. As the song, 'The Gambler,' by Kenny Rogers warns us, 'we have to know when to fold them.' Sad but true. This is not easy for everybody. Some people are stubborn beyond all reason.Enriching RelationshipsDeveloping enriching relationships requires a combination of soft-skills and personal qualities that add a special positive energy to one’s life. Let’s find out what they are. I will do the research and you can do the self-reflection. Sounds like fun does it not? I enjoy R&W. My readers often enjoy engaging in self-reflection and emotional growth. The benefits are terrific all around. R&W means Research and Writing of course. Now as our friend Spock, also the friend of Captain Kirk, reminds us, since 'insufficient facts always invite danger,' let’s keep our facts straight as we proceed with this intellectual journey down Logic’s path to wisdom. I will work on sufficiency of the facts and let these assist us with clarifying our logic guided understanding. After all, Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end.' - Spock:Since 'Change is the essential process of all existence,' as Spock reminds us, we do well to keep in mind the words of Captain Jean-Luc Picard that 'There is a way out of every box, a solution to every puzzle; it’s just a matter of finding it.' So, let’s discover the meaning of enriching relationships and then learn to enjoy them.