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1. Welcome Notes

Hi, and welcome.

I hope that you are enjoying 2008. I'm still working on remembering to write an eight instead of a seven, but I'm getting there. And, I hope that you're remembering to find time for your relationship.

The intention of this newsletter is to provide you with practical insights and inspiration about creating successful relationships in your life. My hope is that you will be able to find at least one thought or idea from what you read here, that is of value to you, and take it into your life in a very useful way.

Also, I am interested in hearing back from you. Your feedback, questions, and comments will be helpful to me in creating future newsletters that provide real value. I look forward to hearing from you!

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2. Plan For Your Realtionship

The beginning of the new year is a time when many of us are thinking about what we want to do in the following months. We may even start to make plans for what we want to accomplish. Along with all that thinking and planning have you thought about what you want for your relationship? Do you have plans for your relationship for this year? And, I don't mean that you just want it to be better than it was the year before, although that's a good start!

How does this happen? For many couples, making time for their relationship just gets moved to the back of the line. It becomes the last thing in a long list of "things to do". We get caught up in all the other "to do's" that make up our life. This often occurs because our relationship is not given the priority it needs to thrive.

Creating a connection with our partner on a daily basis can be as simple as a phone call, or a hug. Although there are events like birthdays and anniversaries that are important to celebrate and remember, it's the day-to-day interactions between us that make up most of our relationship.

With all the other demands for our time and attention that we have, how do we stay present to our partner? How do we bring love and inspiration to our relationship? It can definitely be a challenge in our day-to day life.

To help you get started, here are some questions to help you bring more awareness to your relationship during this next year:

1. When and in what ways do I want to spend time with my partner to support the ongoing creation of our relationship?


2. How do I want to acknowledge and show my appreciation for my partner?


3. How do I want to improve myself as a partner in this relationship?


4. In what ways will I make my relationship and my partner a priority in my daily life?

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3. Quotes to Ponder

“Often it takes some calamity to make us live in the
present. Then suddenly we wake up and see all the
mistakes we have made.”
- Bill Watterson

"I live on earth where people bless me for sneezing,
but not for living, laughing or singing."
- Tom Hopkins

"If we want a love message to be heard, it has to be sent out. To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it."
- Mother Teresa

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4. Humor for the soul

HOW TO STAY YOUNG

1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctor worry about them. That is why you pay him/her.
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. " An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, to the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

- George Carlin

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