Day 5 & a half (26-27 Jan)
Before I go on to the next chapter of The Love Dare, I must stop and explore a moot point that I have discovered as a result of this journey.
It's about communication, & especially how we communicate in everyday family life.
I am beginning to see that although I have many great things to be thankful for in my upbringing, there are some behaviors that I have passed on to my own children which I would change if I had my time again.
They are impacting negatively on my life now; they are impacting negatively on my family overall; & I can see where they contributed to the destruction of my first marriage.
The question is communication.
The problem is in how I learned to communicate. Not necessarily anybody's fault. Not my parents. Not my teachers. Just how I developed. I need to explore this, so I can find the way out of it for myself, my family, and my marriage.
The issues of communication in a marriage and in a family depend on various factors. One is honesty and transparency. Another is respect. Another is manners. Another is how we feel and respond when discussing issues. Another is listening, both in willingness to listen, & how we listen.
Before I continue with the Love Dare, I need to take the time to clarify my thoughts about this. I know where they are heading, but I just need to sort through the information and the revelation I am having, so I can lay it all out in a way that makes sense and brings freedom.
Please bear with me in my digression. I hope and pray all my chats here are of help to someone else. I know they are helping me.
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