"No significant
other is perfect and it doesn’t really matter. What matters is how we set
ourselves up to think about them. If we focus on their failures, their
annoyances, or ways in which we have felt hurt by them, then we will interact
with them as a hurt and frustrated and disappointed partner. That makes for
miserable living for ourselves and our partner and those around us. But if we
focus on their strengths, their potential, and the ways in which we feel blessed
by them, then we will interact with them as a forgiving, blessed, and contented
partner. And there’s no greater need a partner has than to feel respected by
their lover. If they feel like all they do is hurt, disappoint, and frustrate,
then the same atmosphere and the same actions will be perpetuated. But if they
feel that their partner can be happy and responsive regardless of their own
shortcomings, they feels respected and empowered. Then a positive atmosphere is
perpetuated and actions, once destructive, can improve in an environment that is
rich for cultivation and growth into deepened respect and intimacy."
Significant Other Saturday is a day in which we
can all get together and remember why we fell in love, why we continue to love,
and why we will always love our partners. Too often we take our relationships
for granted and just expect them to be there. Join Ida @ Eternity
Kind of Love, and me - Rachael, as we challenge you to be attentive to your
relationship and tell us all about your partner and why they are so special to
you!
So far we've:
- Introduced our partners
- Shared five things we love about them
- Shared one thing we need to work on
This weeks topic was:
Here's ours:
When I re-connected with the Hubby and we started dating, I knew almost instantly that my world was going to change BIGTIME. You see, Hubby isinterested in obsessed with sports. Every different kind of sport you can imagine! And while at first it was annoying to me, now I actually enjoy most of the sports he watches and especially love going to live events. Here are just a few of the things we've done over our years together:
Tell us about your favorite shared hobby.
When I re-connected with the Hubby and we started dating, I knew almost instantly that my world was going to change BIGTIME. You see, Hubby is
Football
Basketball
Hockey
Baseball (26 days YAY!)
Nascar
Wrestling
I think that's it! The only one missing is College Football. (we lost our camera on the way home)
For the record, a close second (and almost first) is our other favorite hobby of watching tv shows. Maybe one time I'll blog about that too!
We want to hear all about the loves of your
lives!
* If you would like to participate *
Blog about the topic of the week found above, or blog about whatever you feel you need to say about your love! Then come back here and link up in the collection at the bottom of this post. Please grab the button and use it in your post, or post it somewhere on your blog!
The only thing we ask is to follow both my blog and Eternity Kind of Love, in some way. Either GFC, Facebook, Twitter or Email Updates. Just let us know how you are following so that we can follow back! We WILL follow back!
* If you want to add the blog hop to your post *
If you want to participate in the hop, just click here and copy and paste the link into the HTML of your post! That's it! Simple!
Next week's topic is:
Anything goes! Choose whatever you would like to talk about!
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