Gratefulness
When you are in the daily life of a long term relationship it's easy to loose sight of what's important. I must admit that get caught up in the things that drive me nuts about my partner and I loose my center. Then my mind gets in on it and I begin to look at all the things I don't have in my relationship instead of what I do have. It's an easy thing to do I'm afraid, at least for me. Hurtful things can be said and actions can be taken in a direction that doesn't serve either one of us. I really dislike it when I do this. So what do I do when all I can see is the negative instead of the positive? Or what if I said something I wish I hadn't? First, I realize that this is what I am doing and from this point all I can do is put in the correction. Then I bring my awareness to myself and my actions. I go to my quiet place inside and find my center again. I stop listening to the stories that run through my head and I ju...