I heard something impactful last week on social media that is simple, clear and concise. It is something I now use and has practical application in life. It definitely has application to our marriage relationship. So here are the 8 actions we need to take each day with some minor revisions:

• No more complaining, instead focus on finding solutions and making things better.
• Skip the blame game, taking responsibility for your actions is how you learn and grow.
• Stay calm, skip the arguments. Talk it out and find common ground.
• Stay humble, skip the bragging. Your actions speak volumes about you and staying humble earns respect.
• Calm conversations, no yelling. Attacking verbally results in defensiveness and hurt not good communications or better relationships.
• Learn to listen, talk later. Listen more than you talk. Seek to understand before sharing your thoughts.
• Be kind, skip the judging. Put yourself in others shoes, it will help build empathy and better relationships.
• Stick to the truth, skip the lies. Honesty builds trust, and without trust there is no relationship.

QUESTIONS

Q: Which items represent your biggest challenge? No one is perfect but each of us can grow when we live intentionally.

Q: Which items are you already doing regularly? You should feel good about these areas.

CALL TO ACTION

Write these 8 actions down on a piece of paper, an index card, or as a note on your phone and read them every day first thing and last thing before you go to bed for the month of April. Hold yourself accountable and reward yourself when you follow through.

Go fan that fire!