What are you feeding your mind?

With so many hours dedicated to television, we neglect to exercise our brain. Exercise your brain is one the best thing you can do to keep your relationship alive. I truly believe that love is a verb, and it requires practice. In order, to really feed your mind about your relationship health you cannot be in front of the television for several reasons.

Just to name a few: television couples are a joke (I am being nice), the television father has no backbone, the 7 Day television wife is the total opposite of The Proverbs 31 Woman. And, I am not really going to write about the way children are portrayed

Needless to say. It is time to get off the couch and read something that will challenge and strengthen your relationship.

Why should you read for your relationship?

I said it earlier, but I will say it again. To show real love in action, you have to exercise and condition your brain to learn it and practice it. If not, it will atrophy. Secondly, reading is not the only way to learn, but it is the quickest way to learn any skill. I can go on, but once you start reading you will tell me the other reasons.

What should you read for your relationship?

Well, I can tell you I thought about this a lot. I was going to make a long list, but since you will share at least one of your favorite books with me I decide to share only four of my favorite relationship books with you.

What should you read for your relationship?

Well, I can tell you I thought about this a lot. I was going to make a long list, but since you will share at least one of your favorite books with me I decide to share only four of my favorite relationship books with you.

Drum roll!

Proverbs – I bet you did not expect this book to make the list. The book of Proverbs is really a great source of wisdom. I cannot even begin to unpack the knowledge I get from it. If you want to have a mind blowing experience, read a chapter of Proverbs a day for 31 days. This book really taught me the power of silence as a wife and as a counselor. I promise you; your learning experience will range from excellent work ethics to the nuts and bolts of strong friendship.

Five Love Languages – I strongly recommend this book for all engaged couple. This book has helped me solve many fights in my counseling practice. It is one of the greatest tools to communicate with your spouse the way he/she wants to be love.

His Needs/Her Needs – A great resource for couples who love each other, but are having a hard time understanding each other. I love the fact this book breaks down the needs of the husband and the need of the wife. This book has helped me to really teach couples what each other needs are. To top it off, there is a wonderful evaluation in the back of the book that allows you to rank your needs.

Boundaries  – This is a classic. If you want to have healthy relationship with your spouse or with family. This is your book. This book helped me to see that saying no is okay. If you have problem saying no, or feel guilty when you say no. Again, this is your book. This book will teach you to develop a backbone. Trust me you will have a better relationship

Today is the day to feed your mind. Exercise your love muscle by getting a book of the bookshelf. Or you can just download it from your electronic device.

Questions: What is your favorite relationship/marriage book? What is one thing you have learned from that book that changed your relationship?