BEFORE YOU SAY "I DO"
Article by Dr. Tunishai Ford
Excerpt from I Miss the Hugs,
BUT Not the Hurts,
“Looking Content”
From March 2022 Issue
Have you ever met a woman who appeared to be so very happy with herself and her life that you were drawn just to meet her and find out the secret of her contentment? Well, this, surprisingly, had happened to me. I was admired, and I did not realize that this aura was emanating from within me. It happened when I could stand to be alone. As mentioned earlier, I was an Adult Education teacher, and I had the pleasure of teaching some very special people. I had come to cherish and respect many of them. Because I was aspiring to be a motivational speaker/empowerment trainer around that time, I tried hard to convey a certain image and attitude to my students. I was the most positive person in their lives for many of them. So, evidently, my efforts had not been in vain. A few of my students told me that I carried myself like I was content. I even get that response presently.
Well, I asked them what they meant. They indicated that I carried myself like I was married, or at least in a loving
".... I carried myself
like I was married,
or at least in a loving relationship."
relationship. They equated contentment with being in a positive relationship. I found that to be surprisingly interesting. I