"I appreciate the ways others love me, no matter how limited. I am letting go of expecting-or demanding-that they love me exactly as I want them to. I am letting go of wanting others to prove that they love me. At the same time, I can always ask for the kind of love I long for. I am learning to trust others when the record shows they can be trusted, while I, nonetheless, commit myself to being trustworthy regardless of what others may do."
"I accept, without judgment, the given of sudden unexplained absence, ghosting, or the silent treatment by others, yet I will not use those styles myself. I do not allow the judgments or impressions of others to contaminate my personal relationships. As a mindfulness practice, I am relating to people in my life based on my own experience, not on tales I hear about them."
Appreciate others' expressions of love without demanding they love exactly as desired, and request the love that is wanted. Learn to trust others when they prove trustworthy while committing to be trustworthy regardless of others' actions. Stay open to reconciliation after conflicts but release, with love and without blame, those who are unwilling to relate respectfully. Accept unexplained absence or the silent treatment without judgment and avoid using those behaviors oneself. Relate to people based on personal experience rather than others' impressions, ask the same of close others, seek dialogue with estranged family while respecting refusal, and practice assertiveness by asking without demanding and accepting no.
Read at Psychology Today
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