This week I am contemplating life principles that I live by. I have several that I am sorting though. Today, marks my 26th wedding aniversary. So I am thinking about my wife of course! I could say many things in regards to self improvment. Yet, there is one clear winner. Getting married to a the right person is the one of the single most important things you can do in your life.
I am not saying that out of obligation, it is a truth that has real consequence. My wife and I got married when I was in my early 20s and had not finished college yet. We have been with each other through all the developmental stages of my life. The joke is the she finished raising me, and there is some truth to that. Every major risk that I took in life, she was there with me. Every stuggle, she was there to support me. When I had big wins, she was the one that I shared my enthusiasm with. I have used her as a sounding board for more than one crazy idea.
We raised a family together, and that is great, but it is one of those delayed benefit things. If you look at the struggle and hardship of raising a family it is hard to seperate the good from bad. We shared that together. Figured it out together, and God willing will enjoy the fruits of our labor together. I cannot imagine doing this thing called life, alone. I cannot imagine doing it without her. Being married is one thing. Being married to the right person is the right thing.
I married someone that I admired. I married someone that I had no issue with spending the rest of my life trying to help her achieve her dreams. Much to my benefit, she delayed her dreams for much later in life. But that is who she is and I knew that. I knew she would support, help me and also be willing to tell me I was being an idiot. I needed comfort but also strength and that is exactly what I got. Marriage is not for everyone, and I know that many people fail at it despite the best of intentions. Yet, if you are able and willing, I would suggest finding the right person to be your co-captain in this journey. Getting married to my wife was the single best decision that I made in my life. I continue to receive countless benefit and blessings from that choice that I made 26 years ago.
Getting married, and staying married is getting harder these days. Despite that, I still recommend marriage as a core life principle to live by.
