Relationships Make You Conscious, Not Happy

I listed three statements in my diary after reading this piece: 1. Create a space for transformation to happen 2. Unconsciousness and knowing cannot co-exist for long 3. Relationships may or maynot make you happy - but they do make you conscious - if you listen to the messages. I have a boss - who is direct, blunt and many a times very harsh. Initially, his feedback used to intimidate me, make me feel uncomfortable and also lower my confidence. However, once I went beyond the way he communicated and decided to focus on what was being communicated - I experienced a shift. This has happened very recently and I notice how my reactions have changed. I have started calmly putting my point across incase I have a different take on his feedback. Infact since this shift has occured, I have become more and more conscious about the 'why' behind my behaviour too.