In one of my favorite U2 songs - Bono sings “You don’t have to put up a fight. You don’t have to always be right. Let me take some of the punches for you tonight. Listen to me now. I need to let you know. You don’t have to go it alone.”
I'm telling you the same thing. We are not in this alone. We can learn from each other and be better in our relationships. That's what this blog is all about.
Let me tell you about my pal, John. I sat in his office one day, listening to him tell me about his divorce. He told me how, despite his best efforts, his wife left him. He told me how it affected him and what we was going to do to make sure it never happened again. He said something that was one of the most important things I've ever heard.
John told me "When I remarry - my second wife will benefit from the failure of my first marriage." Boom! He nailed it. He was going to take all of the things he did wrong in his first marriage, and make them right in his next! He learned from his mistakes and changed his behavior. At last report John has been happily remarried for several years.
I don't think we have to wait for a divorce to wake up, see what we're doing wrong and learn to improve. I have some additional thoughts on the subject. Let's explore this a little more over the next few days.
Stay in touch - and as always, I welcome your feedback.
Mark
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