Marriage Renewal: From This Day Forward

Richard and I just celebrated our 25 years of marriage with an amazing renewal ceremony at the EcoTulum resort on Tulum Beach, in Mexico. This is the romantic location of our winter Intimacy Retreats, on the Riviera Maya, along the Yucatan coast of the Caribbean Sea.

Since I myself perform both weddings and vow renewals, this experience has given me more insight into the power of such ritual. I feel that new life has been breathed into our relationship. Rather than simply moving forward in our marriage from this year to the next, we have taken the time to consciously choose each other again. We began our new vows, "From this day forward..."

To Do, and Not To Do

Right now, if you could really see into me, you'd probably see dozens of unfinished to-do lists. Yes, I do mean that the lists themselves are unfinished, and so are many of the projects! Some get done though. Lots, actually. I was asked to write a blog post for Intent.com about weddings, and so I wrote "Private Time - Now and Forever."

I was asked to send a flyer about the talk we're giving in Berkeley, CA, and I got that done.

Today's accomplishments included setting up a new computer in my office during a break in the Intimacy Retreat we are leading. (It had been sitting in a box for several months.)

Completing projects turns me on. Taking small steps toward larger goals feels good. I am so fortunate that I love what my day is filled with (and my nights - I really love sleeping with my husband!) I also love doing nothing. At one time in my life I was most proud of how good I was at doing nothing! I'm ready for a little of that now. A quiet retreat with nothing to do, no projects, no accomplishments - that sounds good to me right now.

That's all for now. Thanks for stopping by.

In gratitude,
Diana