It's All About You - Be Good To Yourself Month

If you want to love your marriage, you have to love yourself first. This month, it's time to put yourself first again. You don't have to like everything your partner likes - and vice versa - in order to have a great marriage. 


Take some time this month and really explore what YOU want to do and what makes YOU happy. And make sure you BOTH enjoy this month of being good to yourselves. 



Here are some ideas to get you started

• Commit to reading a book you've been putting off
• Rediscover the joy of napping!
• Play hooky one day and take yourself to a matinee or go for a hike
• Enjoy the solitude in your own home - take advantage of having the place to yourself one night
• Take a long, hot bubble bath
• Get a massage
• Take yourself to a special lunch one day - or out to breakfast for a change
• Get away for a night - and treat yourself to a solo experience at a nearby hotel or B&B

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What to do?
What to do?

When is the last time you really contemplated what YOU wanted to do - without regard for others, for budget, for time?  Well this is probably a great starting point.

Clear your mind, meditate - do anything but just find a way to sit and think for a moment about what you want. Sounds simple you would think, eh?

Once your mind is clear - you have a clean slate - here are some places to get some more ideas for being good to yourself:

Volunteer your time

Explore new religious beliefs

Find your center with yoga

Find a support group for yourself

Find yourself a new hobby

Stumble around the internet

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A Time To Reflect

Do you keep a journal? When is the last time you wrote in it? If you don't keep one, how about starting one now? You can even make a private one online at LiveJournal or MyDiary

Try something new - yoga, dance, or join a club

Get even more ideas:

Refer to the "Be Good To Yourself Month" chapter in our handbook

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