7/22/10 GD in marriage, conversation w Danika

Sometimes, Luke gets nervous and comes at me with bursts of energy that feel like a critique. I respond with my loud voice and no play. I knock him out of the water before he can get me. Today, I listened. What was he saying. He was saying that, too often, I let good food go to waste because I don't use left overs before they go bad. I don't want to do that. Why waste.

So I listened and responded kindly and from my deeper heart. I left my ego in the closet and brought my spiritual self instead. GD's blossomed and the atmosphere felt blessed.

It affected the rest of our day.

I got a light treatment. Danika is my tech and I've been working with her for years. We know about each other's families and can talk easily. We talked about GD's. She mentioned the same thing I spoke about yesterday, just simply being there for other people. When her daughter, who does her part in school and at home, asked for a puppy, Danika listened and heard that it would be good. She said yes to a Beagle mix. That's what her daughter wanted. The pup had brought a lot of joy to their household. Some extra work, but mostly joy.