My gorgeous husband continuously surprises me with his level of openness and willingness to deepen the love in himself and in our relationship. I am forever in appreciation and awe of this and I admire that when I present more love, there is not an ounce of resistance in him to going deeper. For me, this is the confirmation of how powerful the expression of love is: it is supportive, beholding and asking us to further question, unfold and return to the greatness we are all actually from.
For the first time in this life I feel that I am in an intimate, fully committed relationship with a man where we treat each other as equals: we are each unique, we each have our own offerings and strengths in our relationship as we do have areas we each need support with.
However, together we are on the path to be all that we can be with each other, all others, and ourselves in every part of our day. This is an appreciation of him and for him, but also of myself and my deepening commitment to living and being the love that I am in full.
My gorgeous husband is tender, deeply considerate, unimposing, loving, gentle and super caring. He is a powerhouse, he has the ability to unify and gather people, to relate caringly with them and build strong relationships. He is able to see, feel, nominate, and clearly voice his feelings of how things have played out the way they have. He is able to acknowledge when he is wrong and to speak about areas he wants to place more loving attention into.
These are all qualities that I see and appreciate in him but at times he does not see in himself, or have appreciation for . . . and he is aware of this. I fully understand how this can happen and have felt the same in myself too. I totally love his honesty as he chooses to move forward with now bringing appreciation of himself; as he continues to self-care and deepen his relationship with himself, he develops an ever growing presence.
All of this has unfolded with a loving rapidity for him in the past year and I fully admire him, also appreciating the level of love that is now available for us all to connect to and choose in our way of living.
This is a dedication to the love and openness of my husband, and the unending love from Our Soul, always calling us to be more love.
In deep appreciation of Serge Benhayon and the presentations of the Ancient Wisdom and Universal Medicine for reflecting this love to me. This consistent reflection has supported my journey that began eight years ago by reconnecting to the love that I am, to me, and to my greatness. Now we live that love in our family, at work, with our friends and in our lives.
Forever learning and unfolding . . .
By Johanna Smith, Bachelor of Education
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Appreciation … as always an amazing foundation for love.
Gorgeous blog to read thank you Johanna for sharing your appreciation of your husband and your relationship. The qualities you expressed about him are so very similar in my own marriage, we have been called by our souls to step up and open up to the more that is on offer and ever unfolding, I appreciate that we are accepting this gift of deepening our love.
When we are open and honest in our expression of our appreciation for everyone we are in a relationship with, all our relationships as a whole cannot but grow and flourish.
I loved re reading your sharing Johanna. What a beautiful working relationship you both have and are developing !
Thank you Johanna for sharing , its so wonderfull to hear this story about a man.
Appreciation is so important in relationships, what is so very sensible in this blog is the beautiful warmth and holding appreciation brings to an relationship. It is easy to just run off and get caught up in the normal and taking my partner for granted. We fell in love with our partners and really enjoyed being with them so why would we allow the mundane to kick in and treat our partners less than what they deserve? Appreciation is something my partner and I work on often at the dinner table talking about what we appreciate about each other, this brings back the love and feeling of adoration for each other and ourselves.
A gorgeous account of the deep appreciation Johanna has for her husband which is inspiring me to make changes and express my appreciation towards my husband which I have known for sometime I have been resisting and holding back. There are never any excuses to not appreciate another or ourselves as we all have so much to offer and appreciate.
I love what you have so beautifully shared here in appreciation of your husband Johanna and it also speaks volumes of the beholding quality you both have for each other and how that confirms and supports each of you to support and grow together. Stunning thank you.
Reading this has reminded me the utter importance in appreciating one and other, with out appreciation there is no where to go.
Appreciation is absolutely vital for a relationship to flower and evolve…. Looks like we have a tropical garden here ….:-)
There are some really beautiful and brilliant qualities to all of us if we stop to appreciate. Reading this has reminded me how much light and joy appreciation brings to life and to our relationships which when love is added into the mix makes everything far more amazing than I could ever imagine in previous relationships.
It is really beautiful to read your appreciation of your husband, it has inspired me to do the same for my husband and daughter. There is so much to appreciate and so much to deepen.
“This is an appreciation of him and for him, but also of myself and my deepening commitment to living and being the love that I am in full.” Appreciating another is beautiful, but appreciating ourselves is all-important too.
It is so refreshing Johanna to have someone talk about their appreciation for their husbands as it has become unfashionable to actually express how great someone is and the qualities they bring. Quite often we may think these things but rarely actually voice them.
“My gorgeous husband continuously surprises me with his level of openness and willingness to deepen the love in himself and in our relationship.” I can really say that my partner is also someone to deeply appreciate. I am continuously surprised by his willingness to own his stuff, and to always want to grow and evolve. I appreciate these qualities in him immensely.
Gorgeous to read Johanna, of the depth of love and appreciation you have with your husband and yourself, ever opening to the Souls enfolding and unfolding love, thank you.
The photo says it all Joanna. What a great way to speak of your husband.
What a beautiful tribute. It touches me when a woman can see the qualities of men first, instead of getting detracted by the imperfections any man has and wanting to change him to feel better herself.
Thank you, Johanna – exactly that. What we live is what we bring and when we live from a love, that is bound in oneself, it automatically shines and reflects on the outside. An evolutionary road that is real, honest, open, loving and truthful. At the same time harmonising in many many ways.
Appreciation in a relationship really is the key. Without appreciation we leave much uncommunicated and this then leaves the space for issues to come in and we can start to focus on the what is not which doesn’t support us.
Johanna, it is very lovely to read about how a true relationship can be, your husband’s openness and honesty and both of your willingness to work on what isn’t loving and true and to both evolve and be of the love that you are is absolutely gorgeous, you are true role models, thank you for sharing this.
“For the first time in this life I feel that I am in an intimate, fully committed relationship with a man where we treat each other as equals: we are each unique, we each have our own offerings and strengths in our relationship as we do have areas we each need support with.” Beautiful to read your tribute on this day February 14.
“This is a dedication to the love and openness of my husband, and the unending love from Our Soul, always calling us to be more love.” Beautifully said and reflecting exactly where I am today with my husband, so thank you for putting it into words.
How gorgeous to be able to so easily express so much love and appreciation of your husband. A rare and exceptionally pleasant topic to read about.
It is very inspiring to read how you so simply and openly express your appreciation for your husband. I am married for 26 years with my husband Nico and our love is deepening everyday as is our appreciation for each other. It is if I see him every time with fresh eyes and what an opportunity our relationship is to evolve together and choose more love in our lives.
It is beautiful to acknowledge the changes made towards love in any relationship and even more beautiful when we appreciate those changes. I am beginning to see more clearly the relationship I have with my husband evolving, the subtle changes taking place and the beauty of honesty and trust within the relationship… changes that can go easily unnoticed if we are not prepared to pause, reflect and appreciate.
Thank you Johanna, voicing our appreciation is so simple and yet we do not do it anywhere near enough. It’s that extra something that has us all flourishing and feeling our togetherness.
Appreciation is free and the more appreciation we have for each other the more it grows. A great investment.
Very well said Mary, yes, appreciation of each other is so so important and just keeps on magnifying when we choose it.
Johanna what an incredible article showing the depth of appreciation you have. This raises one key thing for me. how is it that others can see and appreciate us yet we choose not to hold that same love and appreciation for ourselves. What are we all missing out on in life, and how much more amazingness is there ready to come out should we allow ourselves to really go there and live the appreciation of ourselves?
Thank you MA. I have now been married to my husband for 3 years this November and everyday I grow in appreciation for him. When we look at the amazing unity we have come to together over the last 3 years including dealing with the unresolved things from our pasts – we are totally amazed at how much can unfold and grow when love and truth are chosen together.
Appreciation is such a powerful key to building the never-ending Love we are, as it is confirms who and all we truly are in essence. When we express our appreciation with each other, as you so deeply beautifully have, we connect, confirm and magnify our union with each other through being moved by the Love of our Soul.
I love the way you express so freely your love and appreciation for your husband Johanna – it is beautiful and inspiring to read thank you.
Thank you Anna. How different would our world be if we chose to express the appreciations and confirmations first and foremost over the complaints and judgements. Love and relationships take work and starting with the truth and love first, I find is always the best way to go.
What a beautiful thing to read, appreciation is the way forward for everyone.
Johanna, so beautiful to read about your appreciation for your husband, as well as the joy you hold in life together. It is this joy that spills out to all equally so. Thank you!
Thank you Henrietta. He is very adorable so truly it’s easy to see his beauty. We do work lovingly hard each day to go deeper, truly meet each other, share our confirmations and appreciations and simply talk openly to each other like very honest best friends who don’t let anything slide. It feels so respectful and it’s very evolving. What we develop with each other and seeing ourself as a union then asks us to bring that same way and love to all our relationships. Divinely designed.
Treating one another with equality and appreciation gives us an opportunity to take our relationships to much deeper levels, being open and honest and not having expectations of one another leaves the door open to deepening our connections.
Absolutely Sally. I am finding that the more I give credit to the fact that we all know and are aware the more I feel the equalness between people. And this greatly applies in my relationship because we are left with appreciating that we each in fact have very unique qualities that we bring and support our relationship. And for me this opening and deepening allows for even more trust which feels amazing.
I learn so much from what people share about their relationships and all that they are learning in relationship with others.
The beauty is that every relationship is different and may have different flavours. From listening to them all we end up having a pretty amazing understanding of how love can play.
Having recently got married to an amazing beautiful tender man I am blown away by his love, his expression and our growing evolving love. Appreciating all my relationships whether at work, with family or people is a sure fire way of confirming what is true in this world. When we are surrounded by such falsity as in everyday life, true relationships are key to keeping us on track and reminding us of who we really are.
Absolutely Samantha. I have found that the true relationships that we have are a springboard to supporting all of our relationships. For example I know the depth, trust, communication, surrender, transparency, expression and honesty etc that I have worked on deepening with my husband are actually qualities and depths that I then take to all relationships, including those people I just meet. Of course this first stems from the depth I am willing to have with myself – and others feel this.
Thank you Johanna – it is wonderful to see people in partnership express appreciation for each other. Your relationship is very inspiring.
Thank you Leonne. We are continually and actively working with this daily at the moment and there is an even greater depth and trust that is there now in our relationship which speaks volumes for the act of confirming and appreciating ourselves and others.
What a beautiful celebration of your relationship Johanna. Truly inspiring and a testament to both of your commitment to love.
Thank you Vicky. We continue to celebrate it daily even if it’s something small – it is all important and worth acknowledging and celebrating for the truth it is.
Appreciation is key to relationships, without appreciation of self there can be no appreciation of others and without appreciation of others there is not glue to hold relationships together.
Bringing in appreciation in all of our relationships works miracles. I can see for myself how I have not appreciated my partners enough in the past and I have really learned from that. Now I do appreciate, every single day, and it is an absolute joy.
I agree and see this too Mariette. I was in relationships in the past from a place of need not from a place of being confirmed in the love I am and appreciating the love we share.
What a beautiful sharing about love and appreciation.! Thank you Johanna