“If you don’t like something change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you think about it.” - Mary Engelbreit
A couple married for 15 years began having more than the usual marriage
disagreements. They wanted to make their marriage work and agreed on an
idea the wife had. For one month, they planned to drop a slip in a
"Fault" box. The boxes would provide a place to let the other know about
daily irritations. The wife was diligent in her efforts and approach:
"leaving the jelly top off the jar," "wet towels on the shower floor,"
"dirty socks not in hamper," on and on until the end of the month. After dinner, at the end of the month, they exchanged boxes.
The husband reflected on what he had done wrong. Then the wife opened
her box and began reading. They were all the same, the message on each
slip was, “I love you!"
Henry James said “Sorrow comes in great waves…but rolls over us, and
though it may almost smother us, it leaves us. And we know that if it is
strong, we are stronger, inasmuch as it passes and we remain.” When
it’s right, marriage can be a beautiful
