This is a Virtual Seminar hosted by Attorney Neibra C. Williams and Attorney/Former Judge Judith W. Hawkins, both Florida family law attorneys for more than 30 years. This is Part 1 of a 4-part series on their platform, "FRIENDLY DISCOURSE", addressing the subject of Healthy Relationships.
In this first episode, Neibra and Judith tackle the subject "When Opposites Attractive - Is He or She Insensitive, Intentionally Offensive, or Just Clueless? At some stage in our lives, we have all encountered at least one person whose temperament just turns us off. Initially, you may brush it off. However, after a while, you determined that the person is so offensive that you simply do not want that person in your circle. Now, suppose that person is your spouse, significant other, or even your child. What about a boss or co-worker?
How do you maintain a healthy relationship with someone who you have deemed as outwardly and intentionally offensive? Have you considered the possibility that this person may not realize that he/she is offending you? Have you communicated your concerns to this person or have you simply dismissed him/her? There's a great possibility that the behavior that you have deemed as insensitive or offensive is really just that the person has a temperament or personality different from yours. He/she may be direct and to-the-point, while you are "touchy-feely". The other person may be emotionally-detached, while you are overly emotional. There's a great possibility that the person is absolutely clueless that he/she is being insensitive.
Listen in as Neibra and Judith discuss the ups and downs of their relationship as they battled through their different temperaments and personalities. We must be careful to not misjudge or dismiss a person simply because we did not allow ourselves to get to know him/her. Otherwise, we run the risk of losing someone whom God may have sent as a blessing to us.
The purpose of these seminars is to provoke thought, prayer, and meditation on specific issues faced by women with the objective of improving our relationship with God, first, and then our personal relationships.