Inspirational Quote

STEPS TO A HAPPIER MARRIAGE

v Have your own home-no matter how humble.

v Share with each other the day�s activities and also your hopes for the future.

v Meet each other at least halfway when disagreements arise. Quarrels are not a matter of who�s right, but what�s right.

v Involve each other in family finances�in spending and saving.

v Be together in whatever discipline and punishments you use in rearing children.

v Remember, small acts of appreciation can be the most effective way to demonstrate love and respect for each other.

v Worship as a family�at home and in places of worship.

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Spiritual Daily Dozen

Relax: See your burdens dropping away.

Stretch: Mentally reach for the good that is yours.

Inhale: Breathe in all the beauty your soul can take.

Exhale: Expel critical and negative thoughts.

Think: Develop one healthy, constructive thought and hold onto it all day long.

Look: Seek one good quality in each person you encounter.

Listen: Hear the voice of God in some item of nature.

Walk: Let your steps follow His direction.

Talk: Speak kindness to one less fortunate than you.

Smile: And watch the effect on each person you meet.

Love: An all-day heart exercise with others.

Pray: Communicate with God throughout the day.

�Phyllis Simolke