Day 1 was about patience, which I feel I am getting better at but I still have a long way to go. Today is about kindness. The Love Dare broke kindness up into four parts. Gentleness, Helpfulness, Willingness, and Initiative. Oh how I pray that I can become all four of these things.
You see, when I think of truly putting the needs of my Husband (or anyone else besides my son) before myself, it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Most likely because I am selfish. Whenever I read something that says I should do what they want to do, put them ahead of my needs and wants, and to do it willingly meaning I actually want to...well let's just say I welcome that just about as much as I welcome cutting down my food intake and counting calories. I don't.
This is going to be a real challenge for me. Not only that, but today's Dare is to do something unexpected and kind. Now don't get me wrong, I am not that mean to my Husband. I love him and I am not unkind all the time...but how often am I kind. I had to sit and ponder this for a minute or two. On a scale of 1 to 10 how kind am I really to my Husband? So I am going to take that into consideration, and I want to make sure that I truly think of something kind. Not just something that I'd normally do, but something that would make my Husband go "Wow, this is neat! I can't believe she's doing this." Hmmm, any ideas?
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