TRANSFORMING RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH POSITIVE COMMUNICATION

Year 2019, Volume: 27 Issue: 2, 206 - 219, 01.06.2019

Abdulatif Ahmed

Abstract

Being social animals, human beings have strong need to connectivity and belonging. Studies
of adult development on happiness and satisfaction revealed that the most important thing that really matters in life is our relationship with other people. Thus, positive social relationships are key components of happiness and well-being, and they ought to be nurtured. According to the contemporary researches, healthy communication is the key part of all relationships and is an essential part of any positive social interaction. It is also found out that positive communication contributes to a life that is pleasant, engaged, relationally rich, meaningful and filled with feelings of achievement. Like any other art, positive communication can be enacted in our daily lives in various forms and transform our interpersonal relationships if learned and practiced properly. Irrespective of its virtues, positive communication remains under-researched. Therefore, the topic warrants special attention. Thus, in this paper, the roles of positive communication in transforming social interactions were discussed. It was also looked into the bases by which positive communication can be enacted in our daily lives by reviewing the theoretical claims and speculations on the basis of real-life situations.

Keywords

Positive Communication, Healthy Relationships, Social Interactions, Communication Art, Happiness

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