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May 30, 2012 By Andy Traub

"You are not my enemy" – Marriage book excerpt

Here’s another excerpt from a book I’m writing about marriage.

You can download the .mobi file of the 25,000 word book to put on your Kindle by clicking here.

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“You are not my enemy”

When an enemy approaches we are on guard. Every movement could be the one that is meant to harm us. Every word must be analyzed through the filter of skepticism. This is how I treat my wife.
When we arrived home from our honeymoon in the western half of South Dakota (picture Mount Rushmore the Crazy Horse Memorial and lots of buffalo) we unpacked and drove 15 minutes to attend a marriage conference. Weekend To Remember is a conference hosted by Family Life, a phenomenal marriage ministry. The conference covers everything a couple needs to know to succeed in marriage. They discuss money, emotions, arguing, kids, romance, sex and personality differences. Of the 15 hours of conference time I remember one moment more than any other. They instructed us to turn toward our spouse, look in their eyes and say, “You are not my enemy” . It seemed silly at the time but it would prove to be one of the most important moments in my married life. It may be the reason I still have a married life.
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Filed Under: Marriage, Marriage Book, Uncategorized Tagged With: anger, conference, conflict, divorce, family life, marriage, resentment

February 20, 2012 By Andy Traub

It's about $*%^ time I start writing about marriage

My favorite blogs discuss more than one topic.

They are a mix of encouragement, technology tips and insights, leadership and a strong leaning towards empowered thinking. Mitch Joel, Seth Godin and Michael Hyatt are three examples that come to mind. They write about a variety of topics because they are passionate about a variety of topics. It’s never good when you try to hold back your passions. When you hold your passions inside they’re tear you up from the inside out trying to escape. Your God given passions belong in the world and when you try to keep them inside they get pissed. They haunt you by causing internal turmoil.

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Filed Under: Marriage, Uncategorized Tagged With: divorce, encouragement, marriage, michael hyatt, mitch joel, passions, Permission, seth godin

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