BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD.
I invite you to come and join me on this pilgrimage to change the world through thankfulness. Perhaps if enough of us join together we can change the negative climate that exists and is overtaking our planet. Together we can move our fellow citizens of to a better, higher and finer place.
On May 6 of this year Dom and I celebrated our 45th wedding anniversary. I am thankful for very many things in my life but the one thing I am most thankful for is having shared so much of my life with Dom.
What follows is a post I wrote two years ago about Dom and the words are as true today as they have ever been.
On May 6 of this year Dom and I celebrated 43 years of marriage with no time off for bad behavior.
Like most long term relationships, our marriage has grown like an epic novel with many chapters that have chronicled happiness and heartbreak. Somehow, at the conclusion of every chapter, we have always been able to come together and stay together. And, gentle reader, I don’t know how we have done it. So, don’t ask for the secret of how we arrived at this huge number of years still together.
Sometimes Dom will ask why I married him. This usually occurs when I am finding fault with something. And the answer is, besides his many, many, wonderful characteristics, he makes me laugh.
Well, maybe I do have a piece of advise. Marry a man who makes you laugh so hard that you are afraid that you will….( I will let you fill in the blank).
“One advantage of marriage, it seems to me, is that when you fall out of love with him, or he falls out of love with you, it keeps you together until you maybe fall in love again.” Judith Viorst
I hope that by writing these posts that we will move together beyond thankfulness into appreciation. Because appreciation for the moments and things for which we give thanks requires us to be mindful of our lives.
At the end of the post you will find a link up frog and I hope you will join me on this venture and once a week write a post and link up to others and share what you are thankful for this week.
PLEASE ADD YOUR POST AND TOGETHER WE WILL CHANGE THE WORLD.
A belated happy anniversary to you both. I agree on the laughter for marriages and friendships. Cheers to many more years together. 😍
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Just found your blog and I am looking forward to returning and reading more!
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46 years! How wonderful. I bet the time flew by! Enjoy each day together…and laugh!
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I don’t know if I been here but I will say “Hello” again from Idaho and came in way of MimI.
I been married for over 30 years and I’ve been ask what it takes to be married. I have no secert or special talant for it.
If you have time stop in for a cup of coffee
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Wishing you both a Happy New Year Together filled with blessings! xo I’m thankful for 51+ adventuresome years with Hubby… 🙂
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….and here I was about to ask you for the secret. Congratulations to both of you. You make people like me have hope 🙂
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46 years – Happy belated anniversary. And may you have many more.🌼
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I like that ‘no time off for bad behaviour’ ! Congratulations for ‘hanging tough’ and making it for such a long time. Couples give up too easy these days…. Diane
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For sure!!!
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Happy Anniversary, Bernadette and Dom and I hope you both keep pe…. laughing for 45 more years together.
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[…] Please visit other posts and participate at: 52 Weeks of Thankfulness […]
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Happy 45th anniversary to you Bernadette and Dom. Time goes by fast when you have fun! Here’s my entry this week. My daughter is pregnant….!!!!!
https://theshowersofblessing.wordpress.com/2017/05/11/52-weeks-of-thankfulness-week-10/
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Oh, what wonderful, wonderful new to be thankful for.
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Thank you, Bernadette! I had to wait for her announcement before I made my announcement! I respect her timing! Yes, it’s wonderful, will see them tonight!
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[…] If you would like to participate in Bernadette’s 52 Weeks of Thankfulness writing prompt, please press the frog at Haddon Musings […]
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