5 things that every spouse needs daily

First of all, a one-minute kiss: I am sure that everyone can find time everyday for this one-minute kiss. Actually, when we really want to, we can surely find more than five minutes a day for kissing our spouse. It is a good habit that will bless the relationship and ete
alize the marriage.

Next, a one-minute hug: again, nobody would dare to say not to have one minute to hug his or her spouse in one day, unless the spouse is out of town or overseas. After trying the one-minute hug, we will understand its importance and will find more time for it. Hugs are magical and I wish that those who have never experienced them will find somebody to hug immediately and feel the power of a hug. It is like a free medicine and a free solution to some of our problems.

Third, a one-minute declaration of love: we might think that our spouse know how much we love him or her, however, we must prove it verbally everyday because kind words are powerful and will surely add value to the marriage. Fortunately, we can put aside at least one minute everyday for this declaration of love. We say “Good day” or “Good morning” even when the weather is bad. Why? Simply because kind words are so powerful and we use them many times a day. We should do the same with our spouse; let’s utter lovely words to our spouse as long as possible.

Fourth, a one-minute sincere compliment: most of us find time to criticize or blame people, but rarely make time to compliment. Actually, complimenting brings joy to the “complimenter” and the “complimentee”. When we strive to do it sincerely one minute a day, we will find more time for it later and it will be an additional good habit that will change the whole world.

Last but not the least, a one-minute toothy smile: before I continued this article, I talked to my wife and said I love her ,hugged her ,smiled at her because I want to be a good example before teaching others. Our smile has to be sincere to make it warm the heart of the receiver and the heart of the “smiler”.

To help us complete those five essential acts everyday, we can visualize them for about ten minutes and visualize all the great results we will get from them.

I know that the quality of our lives depend on the quality of our relationship with our spouse. And when we think seriously about it, we will see that everyone can make time for those five great tasks that will strengthen and brighten marriage life permanently.

I have been married for seven years now (that’s about 2,555 days or 61,320 hours or 3,679,200 minutes) and I have two lovely children and my wife is now pregnant for the third time. I have learnt so much during those seven years and will surely learn more so that I can share more lessons with others later.
When we put into practice those five principles, we will discover new things we can do for our spouse to make our marriage a heaven on earth.