Soul Food: Week of May 21, 2023

“Soul Food” is a regularly updated calendar of meditations sometimes questioning conventional wisdom & often suggesting eternal values

Sunday: If my wife & I were a baseball team, we’d be called “The Soulmates” …

Monday: Five A’s of marriage: Acceptance, Affection, Appreciation, Approval & Attention.

Tuesday: Four B’s of marriage yielding an “F” aka “unforgiving” grade: Bitch, Bastard, Blowhard & Bore.

Wednesday: Three C’s of marriage: Communication, Compromise & Commitment.

Thursday: 5 to 1 ratio in marriage: For every one negative feeling or interaction between partners, there must be five positive feelings or interactions. John Gottman

Friday: 2-2-2 rule in marriage: Arrange date night every two weeks, a weekend away every two months & a week away every two years. Various counselors.

Saturday: Success in marriage does not come merely through finding the right mate, but through being the right mate. Barnett Brickner

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