Virtue, Vigor, & Vitality in Marriage

THINK about how you feel when you have done something nice for someone else.  Maybe you cooked a meal for someone coming home from the hospital, helped a sick neighbor with yard work, given money to help a family who lost their home, or watched someone's kids in an emergency.  

Being a person of virtue creates a positive energy deep within your soul, causing you to feel energetic and positively good about yourself.  Feels great right?

We like to be around helpful, honest, encouraging people.

True virtue means,

people are the same at home

as they are in public.

Why do most people treat their family differently than people in public?

How did your family treat one another?  You are most likely doing the same, because that's what you know and have seen.  Some say Virtue is old fashion and out of date, but families who treat each other kindly enjoy being together.

As couples we talk about what's for dinner, how we'll pay our bills, what happened at work today but rarely do we have a conversation that's purely positive, building bridges to a better future!

What do you and your spouse consider good, right, virtuous? 

Do your morals and values match up? 

There's a lot of divided thoughts in the world today and your best shot is to tap into Godly values.  The creator of good and evil.  People are confused about what is RIGHT, because they've been deceived or never seen or heard anything better. 

Dig deep and discuss

what you'd like your life to look like

in 10 years.

On my podcast "The Extraordinary Marriage" I share many ways you can improve your marriage from simple to things, to those that will take a bit more work.  The prize goes to those who care enough to learn more and take action.  We are what we practice every day.  The verses below speak loudly.

I have a free gift for you at the bottom.

2 Peter 1:5-7 – “Make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.”

Proverbs 31:10 – “A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.” 

Philippians 4:8 – “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”

Healthy Happy Marriages are formed because people LIKE each other and the book "Empowered to Love" says couples need to spend 15 hours together in one way or another every week. 

Could you and your spouse do that happily? 

It's important to dig deep and find the things you enjoy doing together... and do them!

You'll find a LIST of activities to consider and what you and your spouse need to know about each other to build your own healthy happier marriage, in my free gift.  Download it today. "The Chemistry of Lasting Love".  A good marriage takes time & effort.

Connie Durham, Relationship Coach, Wife, Mom, & Nana