Tag: revitalize

A long-term relationship or marriage is a blessing, but what do you do when the doldrums set in? How can you see your spouse with fresh eyes? Appreciating everything you have together and awakening what may have gone dormant?

Here are seven ways to revitalize your marriage starting today!

1. Celebrate what's working. Research has shown that couples who focus on the negatives in their relationship—feel more negative! What a surprise.

"Love and work are the cornerstones of our human-ness…" ~Sigmund Freud

Learning how to stay and grow inside your marriage is an art form, a meditation practice and a work ethic all rolled into one. The nice thing about the work is that it is constructed of basic skill sets you can develop and strengthen just by attending to them and practicing. No one is born a great communicator or even a skilled listener. Many of us grow up in the midst of invisible negative thought patterns that infiltrate our best thinking efforts, without even our notice. Even showing up for your relationship is a skill that gets better when expectations and the meaning of promises are shared and negotiated.