Comments on: Keeping the Passion Alive http://strengtheningmarriage.com/blog/intimacy/keeping-the-passion-alive/ Official Weblog of Author and Intimacy Educator Laura M. Brotherson Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:47:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: kristyluc http://strengtheningmarriage.com/blog/intimacy/keeping-the-passion-alive/#comment-179 kristyluc Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:06:18 +0000 http://strengtheningmarriage.com/blog/intimacy/keeping-the-passion-alive/#comment-179 I can't tell you how much this article has helped me. I have been in a rut ever since my daughter was born 18 months ago. I feel like my life isn't going anywhere, as well as my marriage. I now know that I have to be the one to help myself change and grow. I finally feel hope again.. that I can have a fulfilling life and marriage. I can honestly say that this article is going to be a turning point for me, and is an answer to my never ending prayers. Thank you Laura for writing these words. I know that you were inspired and I am so grateful you followed that inspiration. I can’t tell you how much this article has helped me. I have been in a rut ever since my daughter was born 18 months ago. I feel like my life isn’t going anywhere, as well as my marriage. I now know that I have to be the one to help myself change and grow. I finally feel hope again.. that I can have a fulfilling life and marriage. I can honestly say that this article is going to be a turning point for me, and is an answer to my never ending prayers.

Thank you Laura for writing these words. I know that you were inspired and I am so grateful you followed that inspiration.

]]> By: Time2LearnSeasonOfStrength http://strengtheningmarriage.com/blog/intimacy/keeping-the-passion-alive/#comment-174 Time2LearnSeasonOfStrength Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:18:14 +0000 http://strengtheningmarriage.com/blog/intimacy/keeping-the-passion-alive/#comment-174 With the encouragement of my husband, I decided to undertake a huge goal that I thought that I could not tackle. I am learning new things everyday! I am changing. I am also starting to understand things like "business", that my husband is really good at. I have seen a new dimension in him that has always been there, but because I "get it" now, my respect for him has grown tremendously! I think that everytime I think that we have such a great marriage, I say to myself "it doesn't get much better than this" and then it does. I am so thankful to a loving Heavenly Father who has given us the gift of intimacy to strengthen out marriage. With the encouragement of my husband, I decided to undertake a huge goal that I thought that I could not tackle. I am learning new things everyday! I am changing. I am also starting to understand things like “business”, that my husband is really good at. I have seen a new dimension in him that has always been there, but because I “get it” now, my respect for him has grown tremendously!

I think that everytime I think that we have such a great marriage, I say to myself “it doesn’t get much better than this” and then it does. I am so thankful to a loving Heavenly Father who has given us the gift of intimacy to strengthen out marriage.

]]> By: JustMe http://strengtheningmarriage.com/blog/intimacy/keeping-the-passion-alive/#comment-170 JustMe Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:38:43 +0000 http://strengtheningmarriage.com/blog/intimacy/keeping-the-passion-alive/#comment-170 I really like this concept, because it is something that I can do completely independent of my spouse. It is so easy to get in a routine where everything is nearly identical- we habitually eat the same foods, watch the same shows, go to bed and wake up at the same time every day (nearly), etc. Our lives are often very predictable. And perhaps to some degree that is good, but I think it does tend to dampen spontaneity, aliveness, energy, and passion. I also like that you mention doing something difficult- challenging yourself. I think if we are always in our individual "comfort zone" our relationships too may become stagnant. This is a good reminder, and I will have to come up with some ideas of things that I want to do to challenge myself and to create a little more passion in my life. I really like this concept, because it is something that I can do completely independent of my spouse. It is so easy to get in a routine where everything is nearly identical- we habitually eat the same foods, watch the same shows, go to bed and wake up at the same time every day (nearly), etc. Our lives are often very predictable. And perhaps to some degree that is good, but I think it does tend to dampen spontaneity, aliveness, energy, and passion.

I also like that you mention doing something difficult- challenging yourself. I think if we are always in our individual “comfort zone” our relationships too may become stagnant.

This is a good reminder, and I will have to come up with some ideas of things that I want to do to challenge myself and to create a little more passion in my life.

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