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　　My husband Val and I had not been getting along well lately．We didn’t argue, but we hardly 　　1　　．I knew that one 　　2　　 was that I often scold him．Unfortunately, I looked only at his faults and forgot to notice how 　　3　　 he had done in everything．

　　I really didn’t want to be 　　4　　 talking too much, but it almost seemed as if I could not 　　5　　．However, I made up my mind to 　　6　　．Could I?

　　I decided to try．Each day I would find one thing I liked in 　　7　　 and mentioned it to him．The first day, again, appeared the greatest problem．I noticed 　　8　　 things I didn’t like about Val．Why did he leave his books everywhere in his study instead of putting them 　　9　　?How could he wear that 　　10　　 shirt again?And I had a difficult time 　　11　　 with anything good I could mention．

　　I thought and thought．　　12　　 he was good sometimes．When something needed repair around the house, Val 　　13　　 until he discovered what was wrong．

　　　　14　　, I told Val I was glad he was patient with my faults and said 　　15　　 about the way I often scold him．He smiled a small, weak smile that made me 　　16　　,“Maybe this isn’t going to work．”I said to myself．But as three weeks continued, finding something good about my husband came 　　17　　．He deals honestly with everyone; he treats our children with 　　18　　．Why had I seen so many unpleasant things?

　　By the end of the 21 days, I couldn’t believe how easy 　　19　　 had become to praise Val．And Val did seem 　　20　　．In fact, he mentioned that I seemed to have changed a lot．