Another Great Soulfood from Bro. Bo Sanchez

In life we all need coaches.  Either from parents, guidance councilors, teachers, elders, spiritual directors and even books. And one of the persons I look up to—I must say— is Bro. Bo Sanchez.  This month’s soulfood issue is just another great work of love from Mr. Love himself. May you enjoy reading the excerpts below. 

How to have a relationship that will last

Yes, Opposites Attract—

But Will The Attraction Make A Relationship Endure To The End?
I just attended the wedding of my niece, Beng, and her new husband, PJ.

Beautiful wedding.

Beng is my lovely niece, the daughter of Pinkie and Abel–(Pinkie is my sister). I’m amazed how many common things bind them together.

• When PJ was 8-years-old, he saw Beng as a 6-year-old kid and liked her already. (My gosh, that was 19 years ago.)
• PJ is part of the choir of his church, while Beng is one of the singers of our music ministry.
• Both of them are very loving to their own parents—who nourished both of them with great amounts of love.
• Both are known by everyone as moral, upright, diligent, and wholesome. (To some people, that means “boring”. To me, that means wise.)
• Both of them love the Lord.

They say that when it comes to love, opposites attract.

I admit that it adds sizzle, no doubt.

Partners can differ on tastes—perhaps the woman loves Italian pasta but the man eats only adobo and paksiw. Partners can differ on the best way to spend their weekend—perhaps he likes mountain climbing but she likes answering sudoku at home. Partners can differ in personality—perhaps he likes to listen and she likes to talk.

All these differences are fine. They can complement each other.

But at the end of the day, it’s the COMMON things that will HELP hold a marriage together. Especially (1) common values, (2) common vision, and (3) common passions.

So I’m betting that Beng and PJ will grow old together.

If you’re married, and you want to strengthen your marriage, then CREATE common values, common vision, and common passions together. Work on them!

And if you’re not yet married, be sure to find someone who shares with you your values, vision, and passions.

That’s why it’s very important to first be clear about your dreams. And that’s why I’m excited to give you my first FREE E-book, How To Make Your Dreams Come True, Part 1: Soul Dreams. By clarifying your personal dreams, you’ll find out if the other person also has similar dreams—or dreams you can support with all your heart. (So sorry, it’s taking some time to get your first FREE E-book sent to you. I already wrote it, but I didn’t realize there are a lot of other things to do aside from writing it—like setting up all the websites, links, etc…   Please bear with us as you wait for my first FREE E-book. Give us a couple more weeks to finish the infrastructure and packaging.)

          Live with purpose,

          Bo Sanchez