  | | The Vows of Commitment |
Though we make many commitments throughout our time on earth, few have a lifelong impact on the path our lives will take. The decision to marry someone you love -- to bond yourself to them completely -- is unlike any other and can reshape your existence. When two people have similar goals, values, and needs, marriage can result in a lifetime partnership of love and respect, shared laughter and tears, friendship, and intimacy that is ultimately fulfilling. Love is often cited as the sole prerequisite for a strong and stable married life. However, the decision to get married should be made with the mind and the soul, as well as with the heart. Carefully considering whether you truly want to get married, both individually and as a couple, can ensure that if you do choose to marry, your relationship can grow to unimaginable depths.
The decision-making process you employ to determine whether you should marry should be a thoughtful and honest one in which you appraise not only your partner but also yourself. Consider that love and attraction do not guarantee long-term compatibility. If your relationship is not secure, marriage will not make it so. Likewise, if your partner is not as attentive, loving, or kind as you would like, your becoming spouses will not change that. Marriage has no power to permanently fill any emotional or spiritual gaps in your life. Before you choose to marry, ask yourself whether you and your partner are adept at resolving conflict, can speak openly to one another, and fully respect one another. Your attitudes regarding the nature of marital commitment, children and child-rearing, and marital roles may be the same or they may differ. It is your shared responsibility to discuss your similarities and come to agreements regarding your differences that will predict how successful your future marriage will be. Oftentimes, younger couples rush into marriage just for the wedding dress, the ring, the party, and the honeymoon. Would you still be willing to be married if you couldn't have these things?
Remember that planning a wedding is simple when compared to the intricacies of nurturing a marriage. The honeymoon and nesting period will eventually wear off, and what you are left with is a partner for life. When you work together with your partner, reassure and support one another, and are honest about your feelings regarding marriage, you'll come to the right decision. |
DailyOM Course Spotlight by Avery Neal In order to find contentment with a partner, it's imperative to understand what is healthy and unhealthy behavior in a relationship. In this course, psychotherapist Avery Neal gives expert advice on how to heal from mistreatment and attain greater clarity around grounded, balanced love. With the support of mindfulness practices and journaling exercises, you'll learn to set boundaries and uncover your core needs to feel more fulfilled and at peace. By the end, you will emerge empowered, with the tools needed to journey toward a loving, supportive romance.
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   | | Fulfilled And Ready | Cancer Horoscope September 30, 2022 You may feel drained and unresponsive today as you move from task to task. Long hours coupled with an overfull agenda may be both contributing to your fatigue and preventing you from overcoming it. This may be the perfect time to take a step back from your duties so you can examine your life in the recent past. You may be surprised to discover that you have not been taking very good care of yourself. If you reverse this trend today by allowing yourself to rest and enjoy refreshment, you will likely be able to return to your labors with a renewed sense of energy and enthusiasm that lasts the whole of your day.
Long periods of hard work need not necessarily be our undoing, as the fulfillment we feel after completing a job well done can refresh and energize us. To avoid the fatigue that often goes hand in hand with challenging labors, however, we must prepare ourselves beforehand for the strenuousness to come. This is most often a matter of making certain that the needs of body, mind, and soul are adequately taken care of previous to embarking upon a course of achievement. When we feel upbeat and vigorous, it is easy to dedicate ourselves to the tasks at hand without bowing under the weight of responsibility. And if we grow tired, we are well equipped to fit a short burst of rejuvenation into our schedules. You will find you can maintain a harrowing pace of activity today because you have prepared yourself to face a variety of challenges.
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DailyOM Course Spotlight by Avery Neal In order to find contentment with a partner, it's imperative to understand what is healthy and unhealthy behavior in a relationship. In this course, psychotherapist Avery Neal gives expert advice on how to heal from mistreatment and attain greater clarity around grounded, balanced love. With the support of mindfulness practices and journaling exercises, you'll learn to set boundaries and uncover your core needs to feel more fulfilled and at peace. By the end, you will emerge empowered, with the tools needed to journey toward a loving, supportive romance.
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2. Lose Emotional and Physical Weight With Tapping
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4. Fascia Flows to Free Your Body
5. A Year of Writing to Uncover the Authentic Self
6. Strengthening Your Pelvic Floor
7. 4-Minute Metabolism Booster
8. Somatic Exercises to Relax and Release
9. Clearing Physical and Emotional Clutter
10. Change Your Life With Energy Medicine Yoga
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   | | Daily Acts of Kindness |
Each of us is more than capable of helping the world, despite our fears and limitations and the uncertainty that hold us back. It is commonly accepted that it is impossible to make a difference without unlimited funding or free time, yet most healing, cleansing, and spreading of joy is accomplished in a matter of minutes. If we vow to make the world a better place one day at a time, the true significance of small good deeds reveals itself to us. We come to see that we can be of service without dedicating our lives to recognized charities or giving up the pleasures we enjoy. The warmth we feel when we help the world is only a tiny part of the affirmative transformations that take place when we make altruism a part of everyday existence.
We make our homes, workplaces, communities, and countries better and brighter when we think positive thoughts that echo outward, give donations of time or money, smile at everyone we meet, and lend those in need our assistance. We inadvertently improve the universe because we can only be truly involved when we are informed. Even enthusiastically sharing ideas with others generates positive energy that then serves as the motivation for more tangible change. Selfless and helpful deeds remind us that we exercise some degree of control over a world that can seem chaotic at times. Even the smallest of such deeds is a demonstration of the fact that we are capable of changing the world in a positive way. So much negative energy is generated by the suffering, pain, and close-mindedness we are regularly exposed to, but we can counteract it in a constructive way by thinking and acting altruistically when opportunities to do so arise.
Helping the world often takes no more than a moment; just a wish for the world is a beautiful gesture and can be done by even the busiest of people effortlessly. The gift you give each day need not be grand or attention-worthy because the broader benefits are the same no matter the literal repercussions. Once a day, you can affect reality, and you can reap the rewards of knowing that you are making the world a better place. |
DailyOM Course Spotlight by Stephanie Bennett Vogt Clearing our home creates more space, light, and peace of mind. In this course, space clearing expert Stephanie Vogt teaches how to remove physical, emotional, and energetic clutter to gently release any attachment or pattern that might be holding us back. With her guidance, you'll learn how to create real shifts in the way you act, think, and feel. By the end, you will have all the tools you need to nourish and transform yourself and your home.
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  | | Shared Joy | Cancer Horoscope September 29, 2022 You may be in a happy and upbeat mood, which you may wish to share with your close friends today. Perhaps you feel that there is so much in life that is incredible and needs to be experienced that by being alone you might not be able to contain your awe. Finding a way to surround yourself with the people you love and connect with them through your shared excitement about life could help you savor your joy. When spending time with others today, you may want to picture that all of you are interconnected by several strands of golden thread and that each thread represents the bonds of your connection through experience, shared interests, and love. Picturing each thread growing in strength could increase the joy you feel when you are with each other and make your moments spent together all the more precious.
Realizing the ways in which we fuel each other allows us to share in the delight of our loved ones' company. When we consciously picture how our lives intertwine -- be it through a specific visualization technique or our conversations with each other -- we begin to see that a large part of our happiness comes from being with the people we love. The bounty and wonders of the universe are best appreciated when shared with others. By spreading your love to and with those in your life today, everything you do will be inspired by the beauty of your mutual pleasure and the simple happiness of being together.
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DailyOM Course Spotlight by Stephanie Bennett Vogt Clearing our home creates more space, light, and peace of mind. In this course, space clearing expert Stephanie Vogt teaches how to remove physical, emotional, and energetic clutter to gently release any attachment or pattern that might be holding us back. With her guidance, you'll learn how to create real shifts in the way you act, think, and feel. By the end, you will have all the tools you need to nourish and transform yourself and your home.
Top 10 DailyOM Courses 1. 21 Days of Prayer to Change Your Life
2. Shedding Your Menopausal Middle in 10 Days
3. Lose Emotional and Physical Weight With Tapping
4. A Year of Writing to Uncover the Authentic Self
5. Strengthening Your Pelvic Floor
6. Fascia Flows to Free Your Body
7. 4-Minute Metabolism Booster
8. Somatic Exercises to Relax and Release
9. From Codependent to Independent
10. 21-Day Tabata Yoga Body Challenge
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• Fascia Flows to Free Your Body
• Resistance Band Workout Anytime, Anywhere
• Somatic Exercises to Relax and Release
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