Red Skelton's Successful Marriage Tips:

-Two times a week, we go to a nice restaurant, have a little beverage, good food and companionship. She goes on Tuesdays, I go on Fridays.

-We also sleep in separate beds. Hers is in Ontario and mine is in Tucson.

-I take my wife everywhere, but she keeps finding her way back. I asked my wife where she wanted to go for our anniversary. "Somewhere I haven't been in a long time!" she said. So I suggested the kitchen.

-We always hold hands. If I let go, she shops.

-She has an electric blender, electric toaster and electric bread maker. She said "There are too many gadgets and no place to sit down!" So I bought her an electric chair.

-My wife told me the car wasn't running well because there was water in the carburetor. I asked where the car was; she told me "In the lake."

-She got a mud pack and looked great for two days. Then the mud fell off.

-She ran after the garbage truck, yelling "Am I too late for the garbage?" The driver said "No, jump in!"

-Remember: Marriage is the number one cause of divorce.

-I married Miss Right. I just didn't know her first name was Always.

-I haven't spoken to my wife in 18 months. I don't like to interrupt her.

-The last fight was my fault. My wife asked "What's on the TV?" I said "Dust!"

Red Skelton became one of the world's most popular comedians. He did so because not only was his material clean, but it spoke of conditions of which most folks are aware, like the joke above. There he is speaking of one of our most important relationships, marriage, or the relationship with our significant other.

Very nearly all of us will have a look at this joke and have a laugh. Only he, on stage, could get away with saying these things. Maybe that's what makes it funny. If we tried it we'd get into trouble.

Yet he points out another situation, very subtle, most of us overlook. All relationships are critical. That's right! It is important to treat all relationships with all people, including our enemies, with love. It is wise to treat all other living things as if they were the most important thing in our lives at that moment you are in front of them.

Why, you might ask? Because it reveals your innermost thoughts, that's why. The more you practice being in love with everyone and everything you meet, the more bounty, plenty and happiness comes your way. Fail to practice this one thing and life is just like most folks, a struggle.

One of the most successful people I know, is humble enough to stop what he is doing, right in the middle of a task, and will give you a hand, even without you asking. I have always admired that man. Apparently so does everyone around him for all boast about him, customers keep coming back to him, staff would do anything for him and his business just keeps getting better.

All of this happens because this man looks at all relationships as if they are the most important thing to him at that and any moment.

The more you practice the more bountiful your life will become. The more you practice the more genuine those feelings become on the inside. The more you practice the easier it becomes. The more you practice the more others take note of you. The more you practice the more nice things you notice about others. The more you practice the more others notice the nice things about you. The more you practice the more people want to be around you. The more you practice the more bounty and happiness comes your way.

Try it!

All Relationships Are Critical

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