Review: Now My Eyes Are Open
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 30, 2014
Keep Your Marriage has been a very helpful book. After reading it, I woke up to what I need to do, not what my wife is failing in. One of the central themes in the book is about taking responsibility for your own part. I can’t control what my wife does but now I see that I can indirectly influence my spouse’s behavior by working on myself.I realize now that if my marriage is going survive it’s within my power to give it the best possible change to make that happen. The Keep Your Marriage philosophy the book describes is1. Accept responsibility for your own actions.2. Minimize blame and resentment.3. Focus on how you need to change.4. Direct your energy into becoming the kind of marriage partner you’d like to have.Now that I see what I need to change about myself, things are much  better. Getting your mind off of your spouse’s problems and on to your own changes the whole perspective on marriage. I am happy now even if my wife never changes. This book has made such a difference in changing my point of view. It has helped look at what’s the most important thing I can do, and it’s not about changing my spouse.