What is the world coming to if we are no longer even confident about engaging in conversation with strangers? Certainly all of us must come into contact with some unsavoury and even dangerous characters from time to time. But surely…
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It is Wiser to Always Tell the Truth It only takes one lie to make you a liar. It becomes easier to lie each time you do it. Considering these two facts, there is none among us who should prefer…
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Isn’t loving hard? It’s hard to love all of me, the good and the bad. It’s hard loving others with their good and their bad. As my father says, “it’s hard to love those who are hard to love”. It…
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People think you are a fool or an idiot when you publicly announce that: “Yes, I broke your TV remote control, I am sorry.” Most of us would prefer to stay silent because after telling the truth one will have…
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Q. “Lately I’ve just been depressed and the thought of suicide is something that comforts me instead of scaring me. All these thoughts have happened cos me and my girlfriend split up (she dumped me). We had such a good…
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Text-message style is not ruining real communication, any more than any previous abbreviated style of communication ever did. Competent writers sent and received telegrams throughout the early part of the previous century, with no consequent ill effect on their language…
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When you stop and think about it closely, communications are what make all the difference in this world. It only takes a second to see how the world can come into more instant knowledge or fall into the darkness of…
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Do you remember the last time you actually took the time to call a friend or family member just to say hi or to catch up on what has been going on in each other’s life? With the advent of…
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I have had the benefit of traveling around the world to different countries, and the first thing I notice about a new place that I go isn’t the new sites or the different food, but usually, how people drive. How…
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Negative people are all around, spreading their complaining and pessimistic viewpoints to anyone who crosses their path. Everybody has one in their life, whether they want to or not. It may be a co-worker, your parent, your spouse, an old…
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I am a firm believer that text messaging is ruining real communication. I have two teenage sons who are avid texters. On a number of occassions now I have taken the opportunity to listen and watch them interact with other…
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We have made many advances in the way we communicate. From pictorial cave drawings to instant messaging on a flat phone that fits in the palm of your hand, the art has definitely become an intricate if not difficult endeavor….
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Parents often feel as though their teenagers never listen. Getting them to use sensible advice can seem practically impossible! Luckily for mothers and fathers who’ve lost hope, learning how to get through to teens can help bridge the most immense…
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As a past art student, the world and everything about it-including color-has been nothing but interpretation. And so all I could give would be my own personal account of what color is and has been to me. Yellow is the…
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Many offices have rules about interoffice romance, and for good reason. If your office isn’t one of them, or if you haven’t yet had the chance to implement those procedures when a relationship breaks apart, you may find yourself dealing…
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I was attending a conference dealing with best practices working with persons with developmental disabilities once, and one of the presenters stated this argument the best. He said, “We spend so much time in meetings that no one takes the…
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In an age with text messages and catchphrases, conversation is becoming a lost art. Listening to conversations of others shows how each person is speaking without regard to the responses of the other person. Since conversation required both speaking and…
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“A funny thing happened on the way to the forum. . .”, the old joke begins. And funny things still happen in forums, even though what we call a forum no longer has Greek politicians expounding at length for the…
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Arguably, all relationship problems are created or exacerbated by poor communication. In some cases, we simply don’t know how to communicate properly. At other times, we are just blissfully ignorant or unwilling to communicate properly. Communication problems occur all too…
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Absolutely. An aquaintence of mine, Stacey, was so caught off guard one morning on her way to work by a stereotypical comment, that she was torn between hanging up the phone and respecting the person who made the comment. Her…
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In a process that began over two decades ago with the invention of electronic mail, interpersonal communications have rapidly moved into the realm of impersonal communications. While technology has played a large role in distancing us from each other socially,…
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There are givers in the world and there are takers. The trick is to find a balance of the two and reside there. This whole concept of putting others needs before one’s own needs is one of the earliest human…
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In life, there are often occasions and situations where inappropriate feelings arise. The key is to keep control and manage these feelings enough to get past them. It could be, for example, that the inappropriate feelings are centred around being…
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Everyone has situations in their lives where difficult conversation plays a part. Whether this is with family members who have a dispute with you, or friends who have been difficult, the main thing is to learn that there is positive which…
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“I’m angry with you.”“I’m feeling really hurt by what you said to me.”“I’m so disappointed in you.”“I’m feeling really irritated with you.” How often have you said these things to others? And how do they generally respond? Do they get…
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To describe colors without sight we have to resort to the other senses. Seeing (if you’ll pardon the horrible pun) as that is all a person who has lost the use of his eyes can relate to.This however presents a…
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Guilt is what makes some of us put our own needs after others because it would be selfish to do otherwise, so we were taught from a very young age: be polite, quite and pleasing. The opposite behavior usually brings…
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How do you describe colors to the blind? This is a very interesting question that was proposed to me by my 6th grade English teacher. We were asked to write down how we would describe each color to someone who…
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Although initially there is nothing wrong with dating a person that much younger than you, consider your motivation. Are you after a purely sexual relationship, or do you have genuine feelings for this person. Now that you have estblished your…
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When I was growing up I dont ever remember my mom or dad actually saying the words “I love you” to me or my brothers and sisters, although I was never in any doubt that they did love me very…
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