ITT December 2013 I ssue | Page 17

Just The Two Us How To Sustain the Commitment Sustain is - To supply with sustenance: nourish The importance of maintaining a thriving and healthy marriage is how to live in the moment, what do we mean? Well marriage is a collective relationship that has moments where challenges can take you to the brink but, it is how you sustain the value of the relationship that keeps the commitment strong. Often times couples allow one moment to malnourish their relationship instead of understanding the situation that has happened and own it together not individually, this is how to maintain sound and committed relationship. Never allow daily challenges of Work, Children, and Personal business matters to divide your commitment to each, each person must realize that you are in a covenant relationship together and that all decisions and situations you encounter together although each have the individual minds and ideas of each situation maybe totally different learning to have a diplomatic conversation rather than indicting conversation where blame and accusations come into play. Nourishing your relationship with positive words, compliments, and inspiring thoughts helps sustain the commitment, these proven strategies that work in creating an atmosphere for a strong and continually growing relationship. Your relationship is what you feed into it many times we do not understand that because often times we get caught up in trying to be right instead coming to sound collective decision that work for you together. Without sustenance a relationship can be on the brink because it is malnourish with negative words, thoughts and decisions which can lead to a crumbled foundation. So remember to nurture your relationship with inspiration, faith, trust, and commitment to the Oneness.