A relationship based on love, trust, respect, and giving promotes spiritual attunement between husband and wife.

Marriage and Spirituality

Please read my latest article on the Spirituality site. Feedback is always welcome!

Hi Debbie,

I really enjoyed your article as your style is direct, common sensical and non fru-fru.

My wife of 10 plus years, Maria, is highly metaphysical and New-Agey in a refreshingly non-pretentious and evolved,consistent manner while I am a self-described "humanistic naturalistic atheistic-agnostic" who sees in all things natural an interdependence, be it biological or geological.

It was not a freak of nature that our wedding day was September, 22, the Northern Hemisphere's Autumnal Equinox. The setting was the beautifully landscaped Rose Garden in San Jose, CA and it was a highly spiritual yet decidedly non-religious ceremony. At the reception, all of the guests symbolically received a small pouch that was filled with rough rocks/minerals and ones that I had polished.

Although we come from perspectives that are 180 degrees apart, I think that what bonds us together is a combination of our non-materialistic respect and appreciation of all things natural and an unwavering adherence to INTEGRITY that is guided by both personal and universal morality.

Les.....thank you for responding. Your wife sounds like a lovely lady, and the two of you make a great couple. Thank you for sharing your story. I love rocks and minerals (what a neat idea you had!), and so many of them have spiritual properties.

The two of you have found what works for you. To quote you, it is non fru-fru. It's very refreshing to read about how two very distinct people can find common ground. What you both have in common are very important aspects of how you view and value life.

Thank you for reading my article and for your feedback.

Such a wonderful article, this is, Debbie. It is full of beauty and good thoughts. Very well-written, too. You write great articles that are meaningful and embraces all belief systems. I so admire that.

Firstly the title of your article attracts me to read that article. What an article! This article is wonderfully written.

Thank you, ladies, for your kind words. I am happy you liked the article.

Hi Debbbie, nice article. I happened to read it just after reading Lauren's article on relationships and learning at the New Age site, so it was good complement! My marriage has been both a source of support and learning for me. As you said, marriage provides a foundation when you find the right person, and if marriage is right for you (I don't think it is for everyone.) It also provides lessons, as the people closest to us will always trigger us - they are almost like a mirror. Great topic!

Hi Debbie-

Lovely. I really enjoyed this one. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you, ladies, for reading my article. I am happy you enjoyed it.