May 2023

How do you act with Yesod in your marriage? 1. Communicator style? Are you a good communicator? Do you sincerely share your inner self? Are you at all self-serving in your relationship or genuinely invested and connected exclusively with your spouse? Do you keep anything bottled up inside? 2. Connection? Do you know if your

Dream together. Together, dream about your future. Your family, your work, your community projects, your home. Your tomorrows together. Dreaming together is a huge step in becoming one, growing, and connecting with each other as a unit. As you work toward your dreams, you have a shared commitment and goal. And a unifying purpose moving

Learn each other’s communication styles. We each have different ways that we prefer to take in and share information – our communication style. It is worthwhile to learn each other’s styles so you can tailor and individualize your messages so that they are best understood and received. And you will also have a better understanding

Build each other’s sense of self and confidence. Yesod is about connecting and building each other’s sense of self and confidence. Validating, affirming, complimenting, acknowledging. Encouraging, inspiring. Believing in them, respecting, and appreciating them. And listening. All these strengthen the commitment and thus the foundation of the marriage.

Literal definition: Foundation. In other words: Bonding. Connecting. Communicating. Influencing. Expressions of Yesod: Yesod literally means ‘foundation’ Yesod is about commitment and connection, and it serves as the foundation of a relationship where each person feels valued, respected, and appreciated. It is about treating the other with care, concern, love, kindness, honesty, and transparency. Yesod

Ask your spouse: “What is an area that I have accepted influence from you? How does that impact our relationship?” “What is another area that I should be more open to learning from you?” Be brave, ask for insight and feedback: “What is one thing in our relationship or family that I should be more

How do you act with Hod in your marriage? 1. Deference? How is your humility expressed in your marriage? Are you open to influence from your spouse? Are you genuinely open to your spouse’s opinion? Do you make space for your spouse or are you dominating? 2. Ego? Are there circumstances in which your ego

Receive graciously, so that your spouse can be a giver. When you receive a gift or assistance, really receive it; it is a sign of gratitude and respect to the giver. The giver wants to give you something. Refusing the gift or assistance denies the giver the joy of giving. If you don’t (yet) receive

Don’t prove yourself, improve yourself. When we try to prove ourselves, we are basically trying to show that we are right. Even at the expense of being at odds with others. Even at the expense of actually taking in the insights and bettering ourselves When we try to prove ourselves, we might take offense from