Thursday, November 20, 2008

Seizing the Day

By Carol Ann

Usually, it is the women who move from one thing to the next. They are the ones concerned with everything going on that day and planning for the next. The worries result from past and future occurrences, but it does not exist in the present.

We all mean to be a better wife, better mother, but it isn't on the list and the laundry needs to be done, dinner made, dishes, vacuuming, work, school, it seems like there is always more to do. Unfortunately, because being a better wife is never on the list, it just doesn't get done.

Once in a while, my husband will come to me and touch me or give me a kiss as if to ask me to pay him attention. Sometimes I am simply to busy to respond. That is bad, he is the most cherished person in my world, and I can't make time for him.

We women should try to live in the here and now and put aside all of our planning. You often hear ladies say they wish their husbands were more spontaneous, but in order to be so, it would not fit into our plans. So if we want spontaneity, we have to let go of our planning.

As women, we really need to learn to live in the moment. The list of things to do is never ending and therefore can't take precedence over all else, especially over our husbands. Is it no wonder that so many couples need to seek out marriage counseling? We really need to prioritize and our husbands should be on the very top of our list. - 15784

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