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“Most people do not control their
thoughts (self-talk), but they allow their thoughts to control them…for
instance, if a man speaks negatively to himself about his wife and he permits
this self-talk, he will attract a host of other negative thoughts. As a result of these negative thoughts, he
will experience negative feelings – anger, jealousy, fear, even hatred, and
these negative thoughts and feelings will lead to actions that tend to break up
the relationship.”[1] The previous statement above clues us into one of the deep-seated
causes of divorce, and how this can be easily solved, if couples were honest
with themselves and with each other.
Sometimes, it’s not so much the lack of communication that leads to the
breakdown (for after all, aren’t men less talkative and less spontaneous than
women?), but the pattern of negative thinking that each spouse continually
nurtures.
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