I swept one last look around the bathroom before heading for the door.
Clear drainage: check.
Bubble – free tiles: check.
All dirty clothes in the laundry basket: check.
I took another look at the shower caddy and made sure every soap and shampoo bottle was in its rightful place.
Am I being neat freak? Not really.
Though I love a clean bathroom, I run through this routine checking carefully more because I love my hubby — it is one way I show him respect.
Let’s admit it: it becomes so easy to act sloppy when we’re so comfortable with each other. We’re confident that our partner’s unconditional love can cover all sorts of shortcomings and weaknesses including bad habits and lack of manners.
Sometimes, or maybe even most of the time, we are more conscious about how we act in public than we do in private. We’ve developed this double standard that we must always be well – mannered around other people but it’s okay to be rude when we’re around our spouse.
And I’m not just talking about rude with the words we say or don’t say, like saying “stupid” or not saying “please, thank you.”
We can be rude in other ways like leaving trash lying around, messing up clothes in the closet or worse, passing gas around your spouse. These might seem like little things but small irritations add up and can snowball into a huge argument.
Just imagine, if you had to live with royalty or some Hollywood celebrity, would you be more careful with how you act around your home? I suppose you would because it would be embarrassing to act sloppy around these special guests.
But could anyone be more special than your spouse?
The bottom line is that genuine love minds its manners…When you allow love to change your behavior — even in the smallest of ways — you restore an atmosphere of honor to your relationship.
It’s all about conscious living and loving.
When you act from a place of love, respect comes naturally.
Photo: a.andres
I’m Jayme and this is my online journal. I love writing, books, chocolate and moleskine journals. I love learning about creative visualization and deliberate creation. Thank you for stopping by. If you feel inspired, feel free to leave a comment or