Every Single Day In A Marriage, We

I Am Amazed By How Many Individuals Mess Up Every New Day With Yesterday. They Insist On Bringing Into Today The Failures Of Yesterday And In So Doing, They Pollute A Potentially Wonderful Day.

Togetherness Has To Do With Focused Attention. It Is Giving Someone Your Undivided Attention. As Humans, We Have A Fundamental Desire To Connect With Others. We May Be In The Presence Of People All Day Long, But We Do Not Always Feel Connected.

Encouragement Requires Empathy And Seeing The World From Your Spouse's Perspective. We Must First Learn What Is Important To Our Spouse. Only Then Can We Give Encouragement. With Verbal Encouragement, We Are Trying To Communicate, "i Know. I Care. I Am With You. How Can I Help?" We Are Trying To Show That We Believe In Him And In His Abilities. We Are Giving Credit And Praise.

We Fail To Reckon With The Reality Of Human Nature. By Nature,we Are Egocentric. Our World Revolves Around Us. None Of Us Is Totally Altruistic.

The Decision To Get Married Will Impact One's Life More Deeply Than Almost Any Decision In Life. Yet People Continue To Rush Into Marriage With Little Or No Preparation For Making A Marriage Successful. In Fact, Many Couples Give Far More Attention To Making Plans For The Wedding Than Making Plans For Marriage. The Wedding Festivities Last Only A Few Hours, While The Marriage, We Hope, Will Last For A Lifetime