It has been a very profound weekend…overwhelmingly profound. Over the last 3 years I’ve learned so much about myself but it has been nothing compared to what was learned in less than 8 hours this weekend. I was forced to take a step back and take a really good look at my own marriage and seriously think about how I want my boys to be treated by the women they choose to marry. It also opened my eyes to how my brothers and guy friends think and how off I was when I said I understood them. In reality, I had no clue. Everything came together, everything I was being taught and how much I misinterpreted those teachings and how resistant I was to them…until now.
I am beyond blessed to have TJ as my husband; when I came home we talked for a long time about what I learned and how I treated him during the first year or so of my fitness journey. At the start of our conversation, within the first sentence I broke down…I was ashamed and It was all because I didn’t understand him AND I wasn’t even considerate enough to try to understand. I put him through hell for a little while simply because I was so selfish and I refused to see past my own needs. I couldn’t apologize enough to him. My experience this weekend and our conversation brought closure, for both of us, to what I feel was the most difficult period in our marriage. I am so thankful to God for holding us together until I was able to recognize my own faults and for giving us the courage to have the conversation that closed this chapter in our lives.
If you ever have the opportunity to attend a Love & Respect Conference, video or live, DO IT! There is also a book available, READ IT! http://loveandrespect.com/
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