LOVE
Repair and Maintenance
Greetings!
The spring is such a great time for renewal. June, the month ususally associated with love and marriage, brings to mind important questions. Are you passionate about life? How about thinking about your love relationships this month? Is your relationship fulfilling? Are you getting your needs met? Are you truely happy?
Recently a good friend of mine, who is currently experiencing some disappointment in her marriage, looked at me and said, "I was so naive when I got married." My response was: "We all were honey!" I began thinking about what she said and realized that we were all unprepared for the future. We think of how easy it was to fall in love and get married - it was so simple. Keeping the fire going while we continue to grow, sometimes in opposite directions, is the most difficult task of all. The real problem is that we were brought up believing misleading things about relationships that simply aren't true. We have a Fairy Tale idea of what love and marriage means. The truth is most of us lack the proper skills to create a truly magical, healthy, and enduringly passionate relationship!
Surprisingly, very few relationships fail due to intolerable or unhealthy situations. Instead, most troubled couples simply fall victim to general dissatisfaction and unhappiness. They grow apart and stop communicating. Mutual respect is of utmost importance - but is often forgotten.
I am so concerned when a young woman tells me that it has been a year or more since she and her husband were intimate! Since we tend to measure success in this country by how much we have, we often work to exhaustion arriving at home in the evening with nothing left to give. This has become a growing problem among many couples. In some instances, couples maintain good communication about most things, but certain areas of the relationship have become no-talk zones or off-limits. I have spoken with many women over the years that have had this experience. They want to keep passion and an intimate connection in the relationship but their partners won't even talk about it. This can be very disheartening and sad. I see these women grieve for the loss of intimacy in their marriage. We need to make a daily effort to remain connected but many of us do not know how.
Couples of all ages encounter obstacles to fulfillment, connection, and love in their relationships. Even in relationships where communication is great and a deep friendship exists we sometimes discover new parts of ourselves... and we don't know how to share them with our partner. At other times, in the midst of hectic lives that exhaust and deplete us, we find we have needs that are going unmet. We have unspoken desires that we don't know how to express.
Wouldn't it be wonderful to know easy and joyful ways to speak our hearts to our partners - so that we are heard, cherished, and understood?
I recently discovered this special series created to help you get the love you deserve and the understanding you crave. It will teach you how to recognize the greatest obstacles to lasting connection, and how to bridge the gap between the promise of love... and your experience of it.
You'll hear from 21 experts who have spent decades and even lifetimes studying, proving and teaching the keys to rich, rewarding and lasting relationships.
I think it is great because it can be enjoyed in the privacy of your own home. Many couples are resistant to counseling and it can be an expense that most cannot afford. This series can not only be enjoyed at home but is free, so there are absolutely no obstacles!
For more information or to register for the series--see the web site: evolvingwisdom.com/artoflove/
It is important to keep passion alive in a marriage. It is healthy for both individuals and the depth of your relationship can soar. If you prefer to read at your own pace and not use a piece of electronic equipment, I recommend:
