Our thoughts influence the way we see ourselves and the world around us more than you might think they do. We all have an internal narrative we hold about ourselves. In fact, our inner voice is constantly telling us things and unfortunately, more often than not, they are negative.
When we neglect to practice self-awareness and intentional, positive self-talk, we are left with the negative thoughts we have about ourselves, and focusing on only those will leave us feeling depressed, worthless, and even disappointed. Those negative thoughts actually keep us from living a full, joy-filled life and love, risk, adventure, and meaningful relationships. But we are in control of our thoughts, which means we can always choose to redirect and change those narratives from negative to positive ones.
Are you guilty of thinking any of these thoughts? If you answered ‘yes’ then you know that you have an opportunity to learn how to practice more positive self-talk.
What’s amazing about our brain is that you can actually ‘trick’ it. It’s true! You can start to rewrite your internal script by speaking positive self-talk often. Think of them as little reminders that a best friend would tell you if you were feeling down.
Our encouragement is to write these out and put reminders all over so you can have a visual reminder.
Making positive self-talk part of your daily life is ensuring that you’re practicing self-care. And people who practice self-care are usually happier, healthier and more confident.
Written by Meygan Caston and Anna Collins
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…more than probably any other year has. We’ve been asked to be flexible, adaptable, patient, strong, wise, careful, and to shift our focus from ourselves to others around us. This global experience has hit each of us differently- it’s true, we aren’t all in the same boat, but we have all been in the same ocean. Some of us have been sinking, some of us have realized we have much more potential than we ever realized, some of us have been hit with wave after wave, and some of us have been safe from the storm, but have felt our boat rock as we’ve watched this all unfold. We are each in a unique and different phase of re-opening, but each one of us has a truth that we are holding onto as we’ve taken steps toward the light at the end of the tunnel. My question to you today is… what’s yours?
So here are some questions to help you learn from the last few months, whatever they may have looked like for you:
—> What did you learn about yourself while the world has been social distancing?
—> Did you learn to enjoy time alone with your family or did it become a tough challenge and why?
—> What ugly parts of yourself do you need to address, now, in the light?
—> What was the most significant change in your perspective during this pandemic?
—> What amazing and talented parts of yourself have you gotten to know better and now need to put into action in the world around you?
—> Who in your family do you need to apologize to? Who do you need to ask for an apology from?
—> What boundaries do you need to be better at enforcing moving forward?
—> What made you proud of yourself the last couple of months?
—> What made you disappointed in yourself?
—> What will you miss about the last couple of months?
—> What will you not miss?
—> What friends or family members did you learn you can truly lean on in a crisis?
—> What coping skills or strongholds did you break free of that you want to stay free of?
—> What coping skills or strongholds did you fall into that may not be healthy long-term?
—> What coping skills did you develop that are healthy and that you can carry with you into the next chapter?
—> How did your marriage do during quarantine? Can you identify new growth areas and new strengths between you?
—> How did your parenting evolve during quarantine? Can you identify how you became a better/worse parent while having your kids at home?
—> As you seek to create new normalcy, what do you want to challenge yourself to do that you haven’t ever done before? Is it realistic? If so, what are some steps you can take to help you get there?
—> During quarantine, what did you find yourself doing most to pass the time?
—> As your calendar and non essential events were wiped clean, what did you miss the most? What did you not miss at all that you thought you would?
—> Where can you change your priorities in your life, based on what you’ve learned, to maximize your energy and passions?
—> Now that you’ve had 2 months to experiment, what is your current definition of “self-care”? How did it change from what you thought pre-quarantine?
—> What is something/someone you took for granted before Covid-19 that you hope to never take for granted again?
CONNECTION CHALLENGE: Write your answers to these questions down so that you can always reflect on your life during this unprecedented time.

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????MATURE CONTENT ALERT: This is a rated R blog post intended for married women who have an open mind and who want to have a healthy and thriving sex life, but need a few ideas to help seduce their husband!
Confident women are passionate, fun, and creative lovers who want to bring pleasure to their husbands and who want to experience pleasure themselves. Being sexy and seductive for your husband is a form of foreplay and takes place both in and out of the bedroom. Seduction, also known as “sexual initiation”, shows desire for passion and keeps your sex life healthy! Women who have vibrant and fun sex lives are women who have learned the art of seduction and who are constantly striving to be more confident in all areas of their lives.
Shower by yourself, touch your genitals, and make noises as he walks by.
Men are visual, so go buy some lingerie and surprise him with wearing a robe and then casually taking off the robe or “accidentally” showing a little bit of your lingerie. Now here’s the thing with lingerie. Women typically prefer the silky, pretty, and more comfortable lingerie, while men typically prefer the sexiest ones that are see-through, with lace, and have little to no fabric. Basically the more provocative the better!
It’s all about your breasts! Play with them, touch them, let him touch them, bounce them around in his face, wear the bras that push them up and give you great cleavage and even play with you nipples.
Do a striptease and the focus is on the word tease! Part of seduction is not giving your entire body away. So put on your favorite sensual song while also putting on a little show for your man.
Kisses and nibbles! Slow and soft kisses on and around his ears, neck and inner thighs will have him wanting more of you. And to catch him off guard, occasionally throw a gentle nibble (or small bite) on his earlobe and neck.
Use technology and send sexy texts to tease your man throughout the day! Make sure they are Rated R! Be explicit, graphic and show him how much you desire him. Here are a few examples:
—> “I can’t wait to go down on you tonight”
—> “Who gave you the right to be so sexy?”
—> “I love your penis in my mouth”
—> “I am getting wet just thinking of you”
—> “You + Me and lots of passion under the sheets!”
—>“I can’t believe you how lucky I am to have you inside of me”
Massage his body with oils! Use sounds and smells that you know he loves and while massaging him, make sure you compliment his genitals. He needs to hear how attracted you are to him… all of him!
The element of surprise is one of the best things you have going for you when you’re wanting to seduce your man. As soon as he comes in the door, take his hand and guide him straight into your bedroom. Or greet him wearing nothing at all!
If his strongest sense is smell, wear his favorite perfume and also try to wear a different one every once in a while to avoid boredom.
Take erotic control and show him who is boss. Make the first move and start telling him what you’re going to do to him and what you want him to do to you. Then have him lie back while you call the shots. This is going to require a lot of confidence but you’ve got this!!!
Randomly bring up fantasies! Start off by saying, “Babe, have you ever had a sexual fantasy about us?” “What fantasy do you want us to try tonight?” Be sure to watch our webcast Flirting Foreplay and Fantasies so you’re up to speed on what rules you need to follow.
Write rated R love notes and leave them all around the house (unless you have kids) or put them under his pillow, in his car, and in his underwear drawer. Be graphic and explicit!
—> “I had the wildest fantasy about you last night and want to recreate it tonight!”
—> “I just thought of a new position that I desperately want to try with you.”
—> “You have a choice tonight, oral or shower sex! Pick one.”
—> “Thinking about you touching me, literally, turns me on.”
—> “I cannot wait to kiss your entire body from head to toe!”
—> “I’ll be wearing ONLY heels tonight!”
—> “I’m imagining your mouth on my body and feeling really happy right now!”
Tease him with a photo. Don’t send him a nude picture of you but more subtle teasing images and seduce him. Like shots of your nipples from your shirt or a picture of how high up your skirt rides when you are at your desk at work. He will be left to imagine the rest of you.
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Written by Meygan Caston
Meygan Caston is the co-founder of Marriage365 and lives in Orange County California with her husband Casey and their two children. She loves the beach, dance parties, writing, spa days, and helping couples connect in their marriage. Her life-long dream is to walk the Camino, have lunch with Brené Brown and get on The Price is Right.

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