The Rudder

The 1% proposal.


As I go peruse through my journals for cool quotes, I realize many times I was so busy taking notes that I failed to notate who said what...


"The 1% marriage insurance plan-- As a couple, you need to come together on this and commit for at least 30 days, until it becomes a habbit and a lifestyle change. Everyday commit just 1% of your day to your spouse. That's just 16-24 minutes depending on if you consider a day to be 24 total hours or 16 awake hours. Take five minutes to pray, five minutes to make out, and the remainder for whatever happens next. Kids? That's what locks are for! They need to see that your spouse the most important earthly relationship"


1% may still seem like too much time to spend with your spouse working on your relationship, but then that serves to reveal just how far you have drifted apart and what you need to work on. Maybe it's the daily prayer part, maybe it's the intimacy part or maybe both? Remember three of your vows are to Love, Honor, and Cherish; I can't think of a more practical way to engage those vows...Nothing of true value comes easy, but depending on where you currently are, to move out of the rut--that journey takes effort and maybe even 2% of your time.


Jack LaLane (who must be like 100 now) recently said while being interviewed about his juice machine "I still make love to my wife three times a week." His wife then speaks up and jokingly says "Well, you try anyway."