Integrity, Soul Mates, Marriage Vows: #2

Ah, Soul Mates. The world loves to talk about soul mates. We love to feel as if there is another person out there who, when at last we meet, will complete us.

  • Problem: We only complete ourselves. We need to be whole human beings. Our part­ners can be wonderful comple­ments to who we are and incred­ible compan­ions, but it’s unfair to burden them with the job of fulfilling our destiny.
  • Another Problem: I often think we look for soul mates when we’re floun­dering about in our prob­lems. Anything and anyone outside our lives looks to have great answers. Hello, Governor Sanford, I’m talking to you.
  • And one last problem: If we deter­mine that a partic­ular person is our soul mate, the minute some­thing goes wrong, we have to demo­nize them. And infat­u­a­tion causes us to see only the grand things. Living day-​​by-​​day causes us to see the whole person, who however wonderful, is always going to squeeze the tooth­paste from the middle, or some­thing equally annoying.

I’ll ponder for a while about whether I think we become soul mates, or whether we might just as well find a new term to describe a beloved partner with whom we’ve grown into accord. Wow, I know, how about beloved partner?

Tip: Am I crazy? what do you think? write and let me know!

Prices Slashed, Bargains Increased! Wedding Ceremony Mania!

Over in the e-​​book section of the shop there are great bargains to be had on the tips prod­ucts. Each of the book­lets will walk (and some­times even waltz) you through some of the more diffi­cult deci­sions made by brides and grooms (whom to invite, whom to ask to stand up with you, your wedding style, and the basis for your wedding and marriage). Get these book­lets and make good deci­sions that will keep you engaged and cele­brating your up-​​coming nuptials and marriage!

Tip: Working through one of these work­book­lets will make you feel as great as my SweetPea and I did when we watched these fire­works captured by my buddie Barbie at last night’s opening to the 4th of July week here in Lewisburg.

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What if Governor Sanford had had the Wedding Vow Workbook?

Strong wedding vows make strong and lasting marriages. Crafting your own vows engages you in the creation and sustaining of wedding vows that you’re willing and able to keep. Today, Governor Sanford can say that he was sexu­ally unfaithful to his wife… how many different parts of his wedding covenants did he break before sex entered into the picture?

Wedding vows have to be crafted to suit your talents and support your weak­nesses. They also need to be a working docu­ment to which your committed. Marriage is a process not an occasion.

Big sale today on the Wedding Vow Work­book that helps you learn:

What’s in a vow.
Why you want to make an oath to one another.
How your keeping your vows is inte­gral to your integrity.
What your rela­tion­ship values are.
What you’re willing to risk, compro­mise and promise.
How impor­tant your respect and love is for your partner.
Where you think your rela­tion­ship might need support.
How to find the metaphors that will support your vows.
Why you want to use formal language to make your vows.
Why you should make the same vows to one another.
How to create the vows you’ll want to keep, together.

Tip: This simple work­book can help you create the vows that you will want to keep forever. Not a bad invest­ment of your time and money, eh?

Sale! Sale! Sale! Shelves must empty to make way for New Merchandise!

Those of you who are steady readers of this blog know that we’re slowly building a new look! Now it’s time for some store remod­eling. Some things will go away, some things will reap­pear in a new format. But what this means is great savings to you.

Tip: Check out what’s avail­able and cash in on some big savings now! Even if the look is “wrong” the infor­ma­tion is going to help you build a better wedding cere­mony, stronger wedding vows and an incred­ible marriage. (and at a price you like!)