On yesterday as we pondered on what we would have for dinner Bryan stated, don't you have a paper due and I said yes, he then proceeded to say he would take care of dinner so I could work on my paper. I thought I would fall out of my chair. It was a little late in the evening so we ended up going out to dinner but then he offered to cook the next day to allow me the necessary time to complete the paper. It is not that he has not offered to cook dinner before because he has, however it has not typically been in the context of recognizing my workload. Today I am honoring my husband's shift. It is an acknowledgement that when you change the world around you also changes. How cool is that!
He has mentioned several times over the past couple of month's that he has noticed a welcomed change in me so I am pretty sure it has had an impact on him as well. I have noticed that I have not had to remind him about taking out the trash, changing the outside light bulbs when they go out, or fixing some recent minor household repairs and that has been very nice. Last week I acknowledged and thanked him for taking care of those things without me having to request it. I could see his chest sticking out just a little bit further after that conversation. I thought, now that was a nice deposit in his emotional bank.
Wives of the world in what way can you honor your husband for a shift he has made as a result of any change you have made? What change have you noticed in him and how can you honor him for it? Acknowledgement of changed behavior is always a deposit in their emotional bank. What deposit can you make today? Please share your stories with us; we would love to hear from you.
Blessings,
Rochelle
"By being the change you want to see you create the environment you desire to have." RAS
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