221015 What I learned in my studies this morning 2

Dayum, baby! Hoooo! 
You're sweeter than molasses! 
I trust you wholly. 

Daily Stoic:

When my wife and I began dating, we made this a foundational principle of our relationship:

If there are two ways to interpret an event, and one implicates our spouse in something nefarious while the other holds them innocent, we always assume that our partner would not deliberately hurt us.

You would not believe how much this helped us strengthen and grow our relationship. By always assuming that any slight or problem that arose was accidental, we avoided hundreds of arguments. 

It also eliminated any vestigial jealousy in our bond. By training ourselves to start from trust, it became cemented in our hearts. 

Were someone to tell me my wife had been unfaithful to me, I'd laugh in their face. I trust her utterly. 

And I know without doubt she would do the same. 

Making considered judgments about our relationship from the beginning did indeed lead us to "calm seas, fair weather, and a safe port." 

Today's Meditation:

Today's Music:

Love bade me welcome by Judith Weir

Daily Shakespeare:

The Rape of Lucrece, Lines 925–38