Anger. It is all consuming. Anger can take hold and put a death grip on your life. In marriage, it can cripple your relationship with your hubby or wifey but above all else, it can wreck havoc on your physical body. You may experience high blood pressure, poor eating habits, low energy or a host of other aliments. When you expend good energy on being offended, wronged or retaliating against your honey, you waste precious time from experiencing a marriage full of joy, love and happiness. Replace anger with understanding. Understanding offers a new perspective on any situation and can burst through limiting blocks that leave you stuck and spinning in place.
Fear. It shows up in many ways. It can bubble up from past hurts, mistakes or disappointments. Fear feeds on your mind, spirit and soul. It can try to take hold of your life in a mission destroy your self confidence, inner wisdom and truth. The great news is that faith and love trumps fear every time. Seek a deeper relationship with the higher power. The Creator of the Universe teaches unconditional love and when your heart is full of love, then fear has no place to reside.
Pride. Pride and ego go hand in hand. While pride is not completely bad, it can put a wall up against you and your hubby if approached in a selfish way. Pride can prevent you from admitting your mistakes or allowing yourself to be vulnerable in your relationship. You hide behind pride because it is a safe place and allows you to hide from the truth about your real feelings. Thankfulness is the key to break through pride and ego. What are you thankful for in your life and marriage? Focus your attention on those special gifts and watch them grow in your relationship.
Regret. WOW! Regret is a huge distraction in marriage. It can have you playing the game 50 Questions such as “Why did I marry HIM?” “What if I had just left this marriage a long time ago?” Or it can have you wishing for a different outcome in your relationship. “I wish I had spoken up before.” “This isn’t the life I envisioned.” Put regret to bed by pledging to listen and live from a place of inner peace and knowing. This takes time but inner peace is the secret ingredient to kicking regret out of your partnership.
