Why Talking Is Not Enough: Eight Loving Actions That Will Transform Your Marriage

by Susan Page

When two people sit down to communicate about a problem, what they are really trying to do is get the other person to see things their way, and to change.

A Loving Action is an intentional behavior that • Is motivated by a desire for spiritual growth • Is unilateral • Requires discipline, an act of will • Is experimental

you will never feel your way into new actions, but you can act your way into new feelings.

"No matter who is right and who is wrong, what can I do to make a difference?"

It gives you power, not over other people, but inner power, inner

strength. It lets you out of the prison of being at the mercy of someone else.

Instead, you should create a gentle, healing environment for the wound and allow it to heal itself.

A gentle healing environment.