Begin each day with the blueprint of my deepest values FIRMLY in mind then when challenges come, make decisions BASED on those values.

Our greatest joy and our greatest pain comes in our relationships with others.

Remember that our reactions are a product of our perceptions, and our perceptions are a result of what is at the center of our life.

Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it's holy ground. There's no greater investment.

When the trust account is high, communication is easy, instant, and effective.

If I really want to improve my situation, I can work on the one thing over which I have control-myself. I can stop trying to shape up my wife and can work on my own weaknesses. I can focus an being a great marriage partner, a source of unconditional love and support. Hopefully, my wife will feel the power of proactive example and respond in kind. But, whether she does or doesn't, the most positive way I can influence my situation is to work on myself, on my being.

The struggle comes when we sense a gap between the clock and the compass - when what we do doesn't contribute to what is most important in our lives.