I think that in today's world, by nature, we are all self-centered. And that often leads to selfishness.
Discipline is not a negative word. It comes from the Greek word to train.
Sometimes our words are saying one thing, but our tone of voice is saying another. We are sending double messages. Our spouse will usually interpret our message based on our tone of voice, not the wor...
Mark Twain once said, I can live for two months on a good compliment.
Many children go to school ill-prepared to learn because they are not emotionally ready to learn. Children need to reach appropriate emotional levels of maturity before they are able to learn effectiv...
Love won’t allow you to bear burdens alone. — Tina Givens —
As the instinctual nature of the bird dictates the building of a nest, so the instinctual nature of the in-love experience pushes us to do outlandish and unnatural things for each other.
Remember, emotions themselves are neither good nor bad. They are simply our psychological responses to the events of life.
Love doesn't keep a score of wrongs. Love doesn't bring up past failures. None of us is perfect. In marriage we do not always do the right thing. We have sometimes done and said hurtful things to our...
Encouragement requires empathy and seeing the world from your spouse's perspective. We must first learn what is important to our spouse. Only then can we give encouragement. With verbal encouragement,...
God loves you—as a person and as a unique individual. — Susan Campbell —
A relationship calls for sympathetic listening with a view to understanding the other person’s thoughts, feelings, and desires.
Psychologist William James said that possibly the deepest human need is the need to feel appreciated.
Material things are no replacement for human, emotional love.
In fact, true love cannot begin until the in-love experience has run its course.
He dreams of buying a new car, but she flatly says, We can’t afford it.
Forgiveness is not a feeling; it is a commitment. It is a choice to show mercy, not to hold the offense up against the offender. Forgiveness is an expression of love.
Can emotional love be reborn? You bet! The key is to learn the primary love language of your spouse and choose to speak it.
But if, once we return to the real world of human choice, we choose to be kind and generous, that is real love.
Women like to be affirmed verbally, just as men like to be affirmed verbally. They tend to pull away from dating partners who do not give affirmation. Lack of verbal affirmation is interpreted as lack...