My sports fan readers will appreciate this one...
In the film, "Any Given Sunday," a football coach played by Al Pachino gives an inspirational speech prior to the "big game". For those of you who have seen this film, know exactly which "pep talk" I'm referencing. If you haven't seen it, I've provided a link below. "We either heal as a team or we're gonna crumble, inch by inch, play by play..." This quote follows me into my professional and personal life. It reminds me that we persevere as a team and flourish as a team. The "inches" to be gained towards a healthy, fulfilling relationship are "everywhere around us." It is our responsibility as a partner to grab opportunities to gain an inch, day by day, play by play.
I often imagine that I am in the middle of a couples workshop, sitting with an audience of committed couples, shouting Al's words, "YOU MUST FIND THAT "PERSON" THAT WILL FIGHT FOR THOSE INCHES WITH US, OR WE WILL DIE AS INDIVIDUALS." Weather your "inches" to gain are listening to your partner without defending yourself, demonstrating empathy, doing their laundry, making coffee, washing our car, or taking out the garbage; they all are all investments into bettering your relationship. Take the inch and you will eventually gain the mile......I promise.
Link to Al Pachino's modivational speech.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24QO3H8tKd4&feature=fvst
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