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Marriage is about...
ending slumps. I heard this description this morning listening to Calvin Cowherd on ESPNRadio. Marriage is about ending slumps. We all have 'em. The key to success is to end them quickly. A few strikeouts in a row, maybe. What you don't want to do is to go 0-fer on a road trip to Fenway, Yankee Stadium and Camden Yards. Argue all day; end the day happy. Get over it; say you're sorry. Or help them end their slump. I'm sure you're like me in this respect: you've heard all the homilies about marriage. They all contain their level of truth, their resonance for the speaker and yourself. These truisms range from marriage is about growth, letting go, learning to love, putting the other first, learning patience, learning compassion, holding a mirror up, dealing with your 'stuff', acceptance, devotion, sacrifice. It's a full time job. True. They're all true. My current favorite marriage truism is: It's a marathon. Courtship is a sprint; marriage is a marathon. You have to pace yourself. You've got hills, heat, leg cramps, internal turmoil, you'll wanna quit and go home to make the pain go away...and you'll have thrills and endorphins and encouragment and help and...the satisfaction of accomplishing something wonderful, beautiful and worth more effort than required. Punk. Here's to 9 years of outstanding fun and happiness. And here's to 2007 just being another year on this great run with you.