Your marital happiness depends largely on your attitude. If you choose to focus on the negatives and ignore the positives, you will not be happy. Focus on the positive things. Simple, right? Appreciate the good. Notice and praise the kind, unselfish things your spouse does. Dwell on the happy times and let hurt feelings fade. So much of how you feel about your marriage depends on your outlook and your attitude.
I love this quote from Victor Frankl, who was forced to be a slave laborer at a Nazi Prison Camp. With all of his rights and freedoms stripped away (and in the very worst circumstances), he realized that he still had access to one freedom... "Everything can be taken from a man or woman but one thing: the last of human freedoms to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way." That choice of one's attitude is so important in marriage. Make the right choice. It seems like a sacrifice at first to overlook your spouse's shortcomings, but in the end, you will be happier and your marriage will be more enjoyable. So choose to have a good attitude, to love more, to be a little kinder, and to appreciate the good things about your spouse.
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