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Any man who can drive
safely while kissing a pretty girl is
simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.
Albert Einstein
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Your
sweetheart is wonderful, but they can't be your sole source
of support. Spend time in the company of someone else who
loves you -- an old friend, a family member or a pet. You'll
feel refreshed and revived.
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To restore harmony to your relationship,
after a disagreement, and maintain harmony love is often referred
as the greatest gift. Giving frequent gifts to one another communicates
your appreciation of their love for you. You can give material
gifts of love, like flowers, whether freshly picked from your
garden or purchased from your local florist. Flowers have been
used through out the ages for ceremonial purposes and are perfect
gifts for couples to give to each other. A flower represents the
essence of life and new growth, they are full of colour, sweet
tantilising fragrance and immense beauty.
Simply saying "I love you" and/or
paying your partner a personal sweet compliment like "You
are looking radiant" or "You are looking handsome"
is also a most valuable gift of love.. The act of showing love
is symbolic of a greater source.
Compromise is absolutely a gift of love.
Give and take. If you do this for me I will do this for you. Your
goal in a relationship should always be to maintain harmony.
You are never responsible for another persons
happiness but by giving gifts of love you give your partner lots
of reasons to feel love and happiness.
The gift of giving expresses that you are
honouring your lover which is really an act of worship.
Share the good parts of your relationship
and don't keep them a secret. Make sure you are aware of every
enjoyable experience. Be sure to let your partner know what's
working. It's not just the thrilling, passionate moments, or the
big dramatic decisions. It's the ordinary, everyday tenderness,
the over lookable, take for granted gestures of compassion that
are so hard to live without. There is an art to noticing what
works and really appreciating it.
How well your relationships work can have
a huge impact on how satisfied you feel with life. Stimulating,
resilient, satisfying relationships with partners, friends and
family rank high on many people's wish list for a happy life.
You might want to feel connected to others, or supported by those
around you, or capable of letting the people you love know that
you care.
You might want to develop the ability to
negotiate changes in your relationships or to ask directly for
what you want. What ever your relationship goals are, the way
you think about your relationships, the skills and attitudes you
bring to them and the time and effort you are prepared to put
in to them can make all the difference.
If you focus on what's wrong and vulnerable
in your relationship, if you look for problems, problems are what
you will find. While you're busy getting anxious and depressed
about the signs of trouble you hunt down, how much time will you
have to notice and appreciate the things that work in your relationship?
In an appreciative frame of
mind when your partner does something nice for you, you relax
and enjoy the treat. But if you're looking for trouble suspicion
joins the party and becomes a spoiler. You start to fret about
your partner's motives. When you focus on what works in the relationship,
you start from the assumption that you are both doing your best,
that your motives and intentions are good.
The great thing about appreciating your
relationship is that when problems do emerge, they are isolated
against a background of a warm, loving relationship going well.
Instead of the problem proving that this relationship really is
the disaster you always suspected it to be, it's just a problem.
You have a store of good times and trust. That might just be enough
to meet the problem with generosity. Rather than blaming each
other for creating the problem, you can co-operate with each other
to address the issues and move on.
Relationships don't come with guarantees.
There are no one-size-fits-all, insurance policies. What you can
be sure of is that if you look for what works in your relationship,
you've got a much better chance of experiencing of enjoying the
good things your relationship has to offer.
Appreciating your partner can mean your
relationship is better prepared to deal with problems when they
arise. It will certainly mean you have more fun in your relationship
in the meantime.
It's the perfect time for miracles. Even
a new start is a miracle and everything beyond expectation is
a miracle. It is a gift from the universe when it happens.
When you wake up to a cup of tea you didn't
have to make for yourself, when someone realizes you'll miss your
favourite TV show and records it for you, or cooks you your favourite
dinner, you know the people around you are in the mind of making
miracles. These every day miracles have impact for these ordinary,
bite sized pieces of joy invite you to feel that anything is possible.
The universe is on your side and it's not
just a coincidence. You matter enough to someone that they want
to please you. Start your day with warmth and hope in your heart.
Start brimming with generosity. Notice the effect your generous
spirit has on your relationships. Attitudes are contagious.
When you let the kindness spirit enter your
heart you will joyfully make miracles for the people around you.
Remind your loved ones they are worthy of your love and attention.
It's a gift from the heart. Making miracles is about acting on
the spirit of giving. It's like any gift giving, a genuine impulse
to give is touching all by itself.
Think about what makes your loved one feel
encouraged, loved and supported. Now design a miracle that will
be perfect for them. They'll not only love what you offer, their
hearts will be filled with warmth and love because of your special
attention.
Take on the giving spirit and incorporate
this new attitude into your relationships and celebrate the miracles
you make for each other.
A Love Jar is a healthy emotional bank account
that makes it easier to turn towards your loved one. Using a Love
Jar, is a fun way to create a healthy emotional bank balance.
How does it work? Well you both write down
twenty things you would like your partner to do for you . It could
be a cup of tea in the morning, having a favourite meal cooked
for you or a foot massage etc. Please ensure your requests are
manageable and do not involve sex. Do not ask for something that
your partner dislikes doing. Make sure your requests are on separate
pieces of paper, fold them up and put them in a jar. Now both
take turns pulling out one request from the jar at night and then
each complete it the following day.
Try this for two weeks and you will notice
the improvements in your relationship. Experiment with the Love
Jar exercise and have fun.
Romance is in the air, until we met again
friends,
Bon
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Gravitation is not
responsible for people falling in love.
Albert Einstein
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