From The Daily Dialogue
From The Daily Dialogue
Broadcast of 5/18/98
Subject: [DailyDialogue #137] Prevention
"I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
- Robert Frost
It is with relief that I look back at the choices that brought me to where I am today. Marty and I chose to begin our relationship by meeting regularly for two years with a couple's therapist who taught us how to dialogue. This path of preventive counseling was definitely the road less traveled and it has made all the difference.
According to John Gottman, Ph.D., on the average, couples wait six years after experiencing problems before they get help. In the meantime, extensive damage has been done and trust has been broken. My mother used to say, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure".
John Gottman states that "a lasting marriage results from a couple's ability to resolve conflicts". I have found that the dialogue tools Marty and I have learned have allowed us to resolve conflicts in record time.
Experiment: Dialogue about the roads less traveled that you have taken and how it has made a difference for you and your relationship.
Affirmation:
I am choosing a path for the highest good of myself and my relationships.
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