Communication

I believe pursuading someone to do something for you has to take into consideration a number of factors.For example what relationship exists between you and this person? Is it parent, child, friend,workmate or colleague at work? The way you would…
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What is a stranger? It is the unknown and unfamiliar person. It is the one to whom you have never spoken. Probably, you have not even smiled or nodded towards the stranger. There is a barrier between people who are…
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Although my children cringe when I do it, talking to strangers has allowed me to hear some of the most fascinating stories! My insatiable curiosity has no reins when it comes to people. I just can’t resist asking a perfect…
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Is it realistic to believe that you can “keep” someone next to you? In reality, this notion is highly unlikely. Unfortunately, when a person does not want to be with you, there is little that can be done to force…
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We all have so many things to do and these things never get done. So we ask for help. These “things” to be done comes in categories. Urgent and important things and repetitive or one off menial things. We also…
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As the silent puppet during a kindergarden puppet show, I had an innate fear of talking to strangers. Painfully shy, I had a difficult time introducing myself to new people. Although a healthy fear of strangers is good for the…
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Feedback, they say, is a gift. I agree with this but I also believe this to be true even if it is negative feedback. It all depends, not on the person giving it , but on the one who is…
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Talking to strangers – an immediate response stems from what my mother always told me. “Don’t do it.” Society’s trends might dictate – don’t do it; but there is a side of the human spirit within me that hedges. As…
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A recent online experience forced me to complain about the company that offered the product as well as the way the site fraudulently took unauthorized money out of my account a month later.The website was advertised on my MSN home…
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There is a right and wrong way to go about referring to other people. In fact, when we refer to someone else we are acting off of an implied assumption about who we like to think that they are. Yet…
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We should refer to others as we would want others to refer to us. Creating ways to apply what we felt during our childhood we should always tell what we feel instead of what we think. Being polite makes us…
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I can tell you how to break up with someone without hurting their feelings. First, make sure he/she is a robot and understands the language you will be speaking at the break up… It doesn’t matter how you do it….
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Even the nicest and most caring and pleasing person has to be able to say NO sometimes. Otherwise people would use us, abuse us and walk all over us every day. We get pressure from bosses at work, colleagues, partners,…
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Clench your sweaty palms and own up to the fact that you’re rejecting somebody, whether your resisting a date or a small favor. The larger the question, the larger the disappointment that’s going to swell up in your chest. Gritting…
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Everyone can remember the beginning of a young relationship: Holding hands, polite kisses and even an arm around your waist from time to time. There is really no feeling like it. As teenagers we dwell on it. As adults, we…
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Arguments in a relationship are taken to be the norm. There are bound to be disagreements in every human encounter, and in general, when involved in a disagreement with someone who you are not emotionally involved with, these disagreements can…
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Coping with loneliness is difficult regardless of age.  We hope by the time we are adults that we have conquered many of the issues in our lives that weigh us down.  However, as adults, we are faced with many changes…
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We have all done it! Gone through tough changes in life, decided we are different or we understand more and then wondered about whether things would have been any different with the love of our life, if we had known…
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Sometimes the younger generation has trouble relating to the older one and are at a loss as to what they should talk about. Grandparents are separated from us by not one but two generations. This creates a gap that is…
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Flowers are such a delight to receive, but did you know that the sender could be sending you a secret message with their gift? Not only do the different colors of flowers have a special meaning but also the type…
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Personal space is a key ingredient in emotional well-being and healthy relationships. Making time for you to just be with yourself allows you to focus on developing your unique, individual identity and to feed your soul in whichever way you…
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There you are at your friends party, when across the room you spot the guy you’ve taken some interest in. He catches your eye for a moment before you lose him in the crowd, and your heart is racing again….
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Having time on your own at home is what many full-time working people absolutely crave.  However, if this is enforced on you, or if you have time at home on your own all the time this can be demoralising, boring…
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To be lonely at times is to be human. Understanding that tends to lessen it somewhat. Coping with loneliness as an adult goes deeper than finding something to occupy one’s time, it is listening to one’s own inner conversations. What…
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Unlike, say vocal hypnotism, persuasive psychology requires the entire body to move and allure, from the gaze of your eyes to the movement of your arms, ensnaring the victim in a web of actions that press all the subconscious buttons…
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Feeling lonely can seem difficult to overcome, especially when you depart from your later childhood years where you are surrounded by friends and family. As you grow more independent from the early stages of life, and seek to plot your…
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When one is growing up in a turbulent Detroit neighbourhood in the 1940’s, it may seem that the only way to survive is to fight fire with fire.   However, his difficult environment inspired Marshall Rosenberg to develop an interest in peacemaking.  Dr. Rosenberg believes that  the key…
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Modern society can make people cynical, but it’s still true that the majority of people are capable of kindness. In fact, observation has shown that people enjoy complimenting one another, helping one another, and even sacrificing personal wealth for the…
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Loneliness comes to adults for many reasons. You may have lost a dear friend or a spouse to death. You might be going through the stress of a divorce or separation. You children may be newly out of the house…
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Christmas is that time of year that family members and friends who don’t seem to speak to you for 11 months out of the year are suddenly emerging from the woodwork.  They all seem to have some sort of little get-together that…
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