The last entry could really just be a one word post. And honestly I thought about doing it that way, but felt like you deserved more. So here goes.
Today we celebrate 28 years of marriage to each other. 28 years my love. Curse those who gave us 2 months. Curse those who thought we were too young. Curse those who didn't really think we were serious. They were all wrong.
I now know the key to a good marriage. I figured it out. I have secured the book rights. My Oprah tour starts next week. There will finally be a manual for a good marriage.
It is a one word simple answer. You need that "one" thing (insert scene from "City Slickers" here) that reminds you all the time that anything will pass and that this is worth every ounce of your effort.
You need your spouse to provide you with that one consistent feeling that keeps you going in rough times, highlights your good times and makes you look forward to your next times.
You need this thing from the other person that eases your pain, that illuminates your day and makes you sleep soundly at night.
It is so simple. So not complex. Yet it is so easy to forget sometimes.
The thing that makes our marriage successful is apparently no longer "fashionable". In fact it appears that not having this one thing has become an excuse for many people to behave in ways they shouldn't. Yet somehow they miss how simple it is to achieve. You find the right person, invest your life in them and soon everything is just fine.
So reason number one on my list is a one word feeling you give to me all the time.
My love you make me "happy".
Read it again. Now say it in your in head thinking about something funny. It fits right?
Read it again. Now say it in your in head thinking about something that makes you feel safe. It still fits.
Read it again. Now say it in your in head thinking about something sexy. Still works.
Now read it again and think about something difficult or sad. Then think to yourself that "happy" is just around the corner because we are together.
My whole life - especially given that way more than half of it has been with you - has been a happy time. We have had so much to be grateful for. So much we have accomplished. So much we have endured. Time flies by us and one thing remains. We make each other happy.
I really tried to pinpoint the few things about us that makes us so happy. Money doesn't buy happiness - we were happy when we were broke. Sex doesn't make you happy (it sure helps though). Joking and goofing around help you stay happy, but don't make you happy. Security doesn't make you happy alone. So what does make us so happy together? I think I figured it out.
We are so happy because we never have to think about being happy. We just are happy. It is just a part of who we are together.
So even though the word "happy" seems like s cheesy word (that damn birthday song). Or a "simple" approach to life. It is the cornerstone of our marriage. Being happy is what makes us so in love. Being happy makes tomorrow more exciting than today. Being happy makes us think about the future and enjoy the past.
After 28 years together I am still so happy with you in my life. When I look into your beautiful eyes I always see happiness. What could be better than that?
I hope you enjoyed your 10 day anniversary present. HAPPY Anniversary my love. 22 more years until number 50.
Thanks to you I am the "happiest" man on this planet.
You're the world to me. I love you more than anything in the world.
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