Communication

I have found that telling people you need some time to think about it gives you just that – time to think about it. You may decide that you actually do have time and want to do whatever you were…
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When I was a young girl I used to visit with my great Auntie Mae. She lived with and cared for her blind brother my great Uncle Jim. He was around 50 ish at that point, had been blind since…
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Are you a short-tempered, hot-headed person who has the tendency to blow your stack? Do others make an attempt to avoid you because you have anger issues? There are steps you can take to solve your problem. By reading this…
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“CONTROL ” controlling our lives….. A quest to freedom is paralyzed by the ways other people control us and vice -versa. The theory to live and let live’ is suppressed by CONTROLLING our outlook ,our opinion and our gestures and…
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Let me first say that in my opinion text messaging as most all technology today must have been master minded by a genius! The evolution of text messaging is both fascinating and intriguing to me. While it is true to…
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I remember being in grade school, and there was this girl who always had these out landish stories. At first it was like “Wow! You have the coolest parents and older sister!” Then the stories started to repeat some and…
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Humor is an excellent tool to ease the tension in what could be a blow-up.I have found in life that it goes a long ways and that you can be blunt and to the point with a bit of humor…
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In every relationship that you have there will be some form of conflict. Many of those conflicts come out in the form of arguments. Let me assure you that this is a normal part of any relationship. Let me also…
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The tension is high, and everyone can feel it. There is an awkward silence, and people have a hard time making eye contact. At just the right moment you quietly make a tactful joke. A couple of people chuckle and…
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Expressing yourself does not meaning yelling or fighting. It means outlining what you like and what you don’t like. We tend to couple the phrase with the latter. Sometimes, however, it is important to express yourself when you like something….
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Why do we lie? An attempt to cope, perhaps? Maybe, we lie to conceal our fear, failures, and regrets. Have I lied before? Yes, sometimes at great personal cost to both me and those I love. Do you remember a…
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I fell in love with a man who couldn’t say, “I love you”. I loved him for many years, through many trials and tribulations, and great joy as well. Always, I really believed that even though he didn’t say it,…
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Colour is to the eye what touch is to the fingertips, sound is to the ear, smell is to the nose and taste is to the tongue. So I would compare colours to my experiences of textures, noises,aromas and flavours….
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I am writing this in response to a comment from a parenting site that made my blood boil. The person who wrote the offending comment has been dealt with, but I think that a reminder of what Parenting Sites and…
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I could talk about relationships with family, friends, or business associates. I could talk about our most intimate relationships, with spouse or partner. The most important aspect of any communication in relationships-the best way to avoid problems-is by being a…
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You know the situation – your best friend has a new shirt and asks what you think. Now, you have a choice. You know they looked at the shirt last week, loved it but could not afford it, have gone…
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For the purpose of this piece I have put the words- must, got to and have to- in upper case in order to reiterate the tone and not to shout…really. How many of us have been in conversation with someone…
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“Count to ten” Mum had said. So I counted to ten…then twenty…then a hundred! And still it came out “I hate you and your dress is horrible!” Instantly I wished the ground to open up and swallow me whole with…
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OMG! I am ROTFL from those who think texting is ruining communication. BTW, I think it enhances it. I understand the lack of proper English that is most likely sending language arts teachers to either an early grave or a…
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Stereotyping is a common communication practice in many everyday conversations. We use stereotypes to make broad sweeping statements about an entire group of people usually to prove our point in a conversation. This practice can cause the speaker using the…
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Who ever came up with the saying sticks and stone will break my bones, but words will never hurt me, has never had do deal with a verbally abusive person. If you have been verbally abused by someone, you know…
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Text messaging is not a negative aspect towards verbal communication in the majority of homes today. I think that although texting does replace other forms of communication, I think that as we grow and revolutionize as a nation we are…
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While there is no denying that cell phones are here to stay and text messaging is growing at an exponential rate, I cannot help but notice how these modern marvels have affected the way we have come to communicate and…
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“You’re breaking up!” “What? We’re breaking up? We’ve only been dating two weeks!” “No, I said you’re breaking up! I can’t hear you!” “Sorry, I’m in the car. Can you hear me now?” “Yes, now what were we talking about?”…
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I remember the day when I received my very first text message. I thought, “What on earth is going on here?” I wondered how much it was going to cost me and after a while, it didn’t make sense at…
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Sigmund Freud may have feared that repressed anger would result in psychological illness, but recent studies beg to differ. In fact, recent psychological research supports the opposite theory, that venting negative feelings does not make a person feel better, but…
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As a child in the 1940s, I was taught to keep quiet when adults were talking. I wasn’t especially expected to listen to what they talked about, unless they were talking directly to me. However, there were times when I…
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Communicating in text messaging style is ruining other forms of communication in more ways than we can even comprehend. I understand the argument that this form of communication has simplified quick communication, and that in some instances it brings people…
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Every relationship has their share of conflicts and differences of opinion. The strength of the relationship is often determined by how those involved deal with conflict and how they find resolution or compromise. Of course, conflict comes in many forms…
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How would I describe “colors” to the blind? I have thought about, and discussed, this very question, many times. In my own life, I am around “differently – abled” people daily, so I can understand a little more than the…
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