Nothing like stating the obvious, Love is Not Selfish. Funny, if it is so obvious, why do we remain focused on me, mySelf and I instead of our spouse?
Love is Not Selfish. Here are a few highlights in case you haven't gotten the book as yet.
"We live in a world that is enamored with "self." The culture...teaches us to focus on appearance, feelings, and personal desires as the top priority. The goal, it seems, is to chase the highest level of happiness possible."
The Problem?
"It is almost impossible to focus on your own feelings and desires while giving unselfishly and unconditionally to your spouse. Someone has to win, and in most cases, it's SELF."
i thought this was spot on, "Almost every sinful action every committed can be traced back to a selfish motive. It is a trait we hate in other people but justify in ourselves....Why do we have such low standards for ourselves but high expectations for our mate? When a husband puts his interests, desires and priorities in front of his wife, that is a sign of selfishness." Hold on sistah before you get too happy......"When wife constantly complains about the time and energy she spends meeting the needs of her husband, that's a sign of selfishness."
So, the goal here is to put your spouse FIRST.
Here is Today's Dare:
"Whatever you put your time, energy and money into will be become more important to you. It's hard to care for something you are not investing in. Along with restraining from negative comments, buy your spouse something that says, "I WAS THINKING OF YOU TODAY"."
It doesn't have to be BIG. Just meaningful.
C'mon, please share. Let us know what you are thinking. Is your spouse hard to buy for? Will this be fun or a chore?
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Boy...i am really enjoying reading Rette's posts. I must say, these challenges seem rather easy so far. Today's dare is to buy something for your spouse. Well....considering I buy him everything from toothpaste to tee-shirts, soap to suits, this dare is a cinch! Maybe it'll get harder as the days pass.
ReplyDeletethanks, Loretta - I was finally able to access your blog! Woohoo!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm in D.C. at the moment - bought something this afternoon for my daughter . . . now, to think of something for Michael!
I'm SO enjoying this journey. Thank you for inviting me to share it with you!
True confession.....I didn't buy anything yesterday. Not because I didn't WANT to. I just ran out of time and steam. Going to make up for it today though. Vinette, hope you made it "special" and didn't settle for some Scope and a new toothbrush (unless of course, Rodney would consider that special). Karen, enjoy DC. Hopefully, since you are away it will be easy and special just cuz it came from another state.
ReplyDeleteWell, I can tell you that it does get more challenging as time goes on....