Conversation is not becoming a lost art. If anything, through technology it simply has evolved into many different forms. We are now able to communicate in several different mediums as opposed to years past. The capabilities the world of communication…
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Is it wiser to always tell the truth? Yes, it is wiser to always tell the truth. The only consideration should be the timing. My granny use to say “if truth is like an inflamed wound that will burn if…
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Strengthening a relationship with open and honest communication will give the relationship the power to withstand the test of time for many years to come. We all need to feel like we can explore our true feelings and thoughts openly…
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*The Three T’s of Truthful Engagement: Truth, Trust, and Tact* If *Truth* presents in your mind as some bizarre aspect of social engagement, threatening you with punishment, banishment, and other personal sacrifice for speaking the truth, perhaps the other two…
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Why Do People Lie? Do we have to be a liars? Are there good lies? Is it little contradictory – a noble Lie? Why we lie? Usually to introduce ourselves better or to please others. Or just to protect them. But do we…
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Shyness derives from a fear of communicating our needs and opinions to others. For many people, it can drastically reduce the quality of their lives. Many shy people constantly put others before themselves. They think more about what others might…
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Would you rather listen to a lie? We live such complicated lives these days, where we would rather not know that we are fat and ugly; that we can screw up; or that our spouses are cheating on us. But…
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Jealousy is found in almost every social setting and in all familial configurations. In other words, all families! Jealousy is just another word for “covetousness”. In short, we want what another has or, to be what another is! In the…
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In this day and age especially, conversation has become a lost art. This is shown clearly with the proliferation of Mobile Devices {such as Cell Phones} and this can also be connected with the rise of the Internet. There was…
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Rushing the words ” I love you” could prove to be a mistake in a new relationship, for the simple fact that love takes time to grow. We may feel the symptoms of love in the very beginning of this relationship, but…
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A friendly, hello to someone is perfectly okay even though, many people don’t agree with the belief of associating free time with communicating with totally strangers. Many of our friends were strangers we didn’t know,but with the chance of conversation…
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Can gossip scar a person’s image? Yes and No. There are two sides to every coin and gossip is not exempt from this fact. Everyone including me has been a part of someone’s gossip, overheard someone gossiping, or seen something…
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Listen to your elders: Before you don’t have a chance to. I remember when I was a young child, and my grandma would tell me stories about when she was young, and she rode in covered wagons and such. I…
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Anal, hair-splitters, obnoxious, spiteful: we literal folk have heard all those descriptors and then some. Most people adapt to the nuances and idomatic communication of their various social groups, and of their native aural language, without much effort at all….
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Tips for getting teens to talk. Wow are we really going there? These days teens don’t want to talk unless they feel they have your full attention in the subject, teens are individuals who have there own world, were just…
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If you’re like me and have children between the ages of 8-17, you’re probably experiencing some static in the communication department. My husband and I can barely get our pre-teen and teenaged kids to talk about their day, let alone…
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The truth is a tricky thing. It is wise to be truthful when possible, yet we all tell white lies on occasion. Some people choose to tell all kinds of lies, and shun living in the truth. Many people are…
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Illness, death, divorce, relocation, sex, infidelity, credit card bills, all of these things do not occur in a family silently or at least remain silent for long. Having difficult conversations are as much a part of life as paying taxes….
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Regardless of the nature of a relationship, be it with spouse/partner, family members, friends, colleagues or strangers, there are 3 small yet powerful words which, if eliminated from our vocabularies, would avoid many arguments before they even begin. I challenge…
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No one exists in a vacuum. We come into the world in the company of others. We grow and move and interact within the company of others. In today’s society, it is rare for any of us to die completely…
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“Can I tell you the truth?”, “You promise not to get mad”, or what about “Honestly?” How many times have you heard those phrases? The words that make you pause for just a second. Just long enough to raise your…
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Let’s face it. Many people are afraid of expressing themselves. I’m one of them. You probably are too or at least was at one point. And if you think that you are the only one, jog your memory a little….
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This is a particularly tough subject in this modern time because the two “types” of communication are so often intertwined. You could make an argument that communication as a general category is really about the exchange of information between two…
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Communicating in text-messaging is great when I need to contact my daughters. Although only one will contact me this way, the other doesn’t like it. My husband and I text each other when I am shopping and he is at…
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Arguing is a natural part of any healthy relationship. When I have an argument with my boyfriend, I generally feel pretty rotten about it, but glad to get it off my chest. Tonight I had a really rotten argument with…
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The first question that we have to ask in regards to this issue is, what is truly defined as “real” communication? Is it communicating is a certain language or a certain style? Does it mean conforming to specific grammar, spelling,…
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I would say in the first place we should try and avoid any debate. Debate means contesting, discussion of opposing reasons/facts; arguing about a certain point, matter or fact in short, two or more are opposing each other and no…
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If we lived in a perfect world, we would never have to face criticism. Instead, we would hear only the positive things that we are doing and constantly feel good about ourselves. This is not a realistic goal because if…
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Most people do not enjoy confrontation and try to avoid it whenever possible. There are a select few, however, who seem to thriveon it. It is often with these people that the rest of us are forced to deal with…
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When did the world turn upside down? As far as I remember, guys used to be the ones who asked girls to dance. Nowadays, if you also think this way, prepare to stay around the dance floor, looking at the…
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