Where Do You Go From Here?
I love watching and listening to my friend Sam Acho on ESPN as he covers college football. Here is a clip from an interview I did with him earlier this year.
This Week’s Quick Hit:
The Eagles’ music has touched several generations. The last time I saw the Eagles live, Glen Frye was still with us. My favorite Eagle is Joe Walsh. In that concert, I watched Joe as the Eagles went through their catalogue of amazing hits. I am pretty sure he used a different guitar for every song. In my opinion as a very novice guitar player, this guy is the absolute best guitar player ever. That talent along with his story of recovery all goes into why he is my favorite Eagle. This week let’s look at some of my favorite Joe Walsh quotes:
You can't be a legend in your parent's basement.
Inside the silence is a melody.
Every Saturday we work in the yard, pick up the dog doo, hope that it's hard.
Everybody else shares the same cloudy sky.
Every #Veteran is a hero.
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“Streaming Video on Demand, Social Media, and Gaming Trends”
In the October 19th edition of Deloitte Insights is a fascinating article of where our culture is today with digital media. The pandemic has played a big part in current trends. Because we stayed home more, we experimented with every type of digital media as we learned new ways to entertain ourselves and our families at home. Whether the pandemic is turning a corner or not, many of our new habits are here to stay, at least until something new comes around.
Streaming video on demand (SVOD) is up 21% in the first half of 2021.
Social media is becoming more of a gateway or aggregator of content. Discovery of content has become a key driver of engagement on social media services.
With gaming, frequent gamers play around 12 hours a week and Gen Zs and Millennials play closer to 13 or 14 hours each week.
Deloitte feels that the future of entertainment may likely be rebundles to deliver video, news, music, and gaming, surrounded by a social ecosystem and driven by individual preferences.
You can read the full article here.
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Accidental Gaslighting - Episode 490
As we continue this two episode series on “gaslighting,” we are going to focus on the spouse’s who don’t intentionally do this and give you tools to: (1) see if you are doing this; (2) learn how to break patterns and avoid this and (3) learn how to honor your spouse in a way that protects and serves their body, soul, and mind.
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In our weekly vlogs on the Awesome Marriage YouTube Channel, I look at hot topics and topics to help you grow your marriage. These three to five minute videos drive the point home and offer next steps. This week let’s look at an “everyday question” that impacts your marriage.
Streaming:
I listen to four messages each week from pastors that challenge me and inspire me. Their messages are relevant and I always have a good take away from each message.
Matt Chandler is one I have listened to since 2004. His knowledge of Scripture, willingness to speak truth into dark places, and his true gift of communication are all reasons why I don’t miss his weekly message. His current series is titled “Unearthed.”
A Lifetime of Awesome Sex in Marriage Pt. 11
Where Do You Go From Here?
This week, we wrap up this 11-part series on sex as we look forward to a much better, connected sex life.
Where do you go from here? I want to give you a template to lay over every season of marriage. A lifetime of awesome marriage is using that template over and over and over. It’s being intentional about one of the greatest gifts that God gives us in marriage. It is together making it a priority.
The first step is to spend time talking about it with your spouse.
At the beginning I asked what you want most out of your sex life and you shared your answers.
Now, some more questions. Write down your answers, then share them later.
How do you each rate your sex life in your marriage today? (1 -10, 10 is best.)
What would you like for your “normal” for sex in your marriage to be today considering the season that you are in?
What are you doing to make that “normal” happen? What is your first step? (Schedule it, make a necessary doctor appt, plan a weekend getaway, etc.)
What hurdles do you see in your marriage today that you need to work on together to improve your sex life.
Second, you are a team. Individually make a list of your sexual needs. Rate each one on a 1 - 10 scale. Read your lists, sharing your needs and how you rated them. Focus together on the 10’s first.
Third, what one decision can you make to prioritize your sex life in marriage? Will you stay up late or get up early? Will you make foreplay a more regular part of your sex life? What is your next step?
That’s it. My goal was to get you to not only begin talking about your sex life but to build a foundation for regular, honest, good, talk about sex from this day forward in every season of life for a lifetime.
In the book of Genesis, we meet Adam and Eve, the first ever husband and wife. We are told in the beginning they were naked and unashamed. Now, I have always thought the naked part was really cool but think about what it means when you put those two words together - naked and unashamed. The picture I get is a husband and a wife that could talk about anything and everything including their sex life. No barriers. No fears. No anxieties.That is what I want for you. That is God’s plan.
Remember this: Wherever your sex life is today, it can be better tomorrow. You can define your quantity or frequency. You can work together to improve the quality. You can work together to overcome the hurdles whatever they are. Be completely honest; listen to each other well and make sure you understand what each is saying. Then keep those conversations going for the rest of your marriage.
You have your game plan. Now go play the game!
A Next Step:
Complete the 3 steps above and then follow through!
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