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What's in Your Account?

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How much savings do you have in your marital bank account?  I'm not talking about money. I'm not trying to get personal information.  In fact, I bet you aren't even sure exactly what the account looks like.  That's okay.  Let me help you get a better picture.  It just takes a couple quick questions to figure it out. What kind of wife do you really want to be to your spouse?  Get really specific when you answer this question.  If your initial answer is "loyal", describe in detail what you would do, say or think to maintain your loyalty on a daily basis. Now, I want you to think about how you act, speak to or think about your husband during a typical day. After you have made your lists, put them side by side and see if they match up.  If they do, you are living for the life you genuinely want, not just what you feel like doing in the moment. It can be so easy to confuse how we feel in the moment with what we want long term.  In fact, on the hardest d

Tom Brady and Learning Turns Everything into a Positive

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Just 3 days after his team lost the Super Bowl, Tom Brady posted the following comment on Instagram: "There are many emotions when you come up short of your goal.  And they are all part of learning and growing in this journey of life.  Learning turns everything into a positive..." So often we get focused on how we think things are supposed to be, that we forget there is a journey to get to that sweet spot we've always dreamed of.  Along the journey to our goals, there will surely be wins and losses; things that work well and things that work not-so-well. All of these experiences are an important part of any journey. What do you consider to be the ultimate goal of your marriage; that sweet spot you always dreamed of?  Maybe you haven't thought about that for a while, or ever.  Take a minute and write down what your ultimate marriage goal is.  Now think about the success that you have had in your marriage as you have worked toward that goal.  Next, reflect back