Telling the truth is the only option unless you want to live your life like a hunted animal. Effective liars have to be amongst the smartest on the planet. Telling the truth lifts you out of the circular trap that…
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To understand how to debate effectively, one should examine the reasons people debate in the first place. If you can keep these three concepts in mind while in a debate, you can avoid getting in a fight. Firstly, the obvious…
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As long as humanity continues to exist, so will conversation. The art of conversation will continue to evolve into different forms as human beings and the societies in which they live keep changing. People were never meant to stay static…
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Words are very powerful! Words are sounds with specific meanings that can hurt you, break you, making you look bad, hurt somebody else’s feelings or make somebody feel good and loved. The way people say certain words are basically their…
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In every relationship, there will be arguments at some point. We are all unique individuals with differing thoughts and opinions, which can lead to disagreements between even the closest of people. Not every argument has to end poorly, however. If…
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Most relationships fail because of a lack of ability to communicate but one particular reason is a form of mental and emotional abuse – the ‘obsessive’ need to be in control. When someone hasn’t yet fully dealt with issue’s from…
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Your boyfriend says he loves you; you’re what he’s wanted all his life. Someone is collecting money to help a family who’s home was destroyed in a fire. An employee calls in for the third time this month; there is…
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There is an old adage, “the truth hurts”, that most people are intimately familiar with. This expression has persisted throughout the years because most can identify with it or have personally experienced it. Because, quite simply, sometimes the truth does…
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Making time to communicate is tricky in today’s society, but not impossible. In order to maintain your lifestyle, you have loaded your lives with work, extra curricular activities and social activities. Before you realize it, you’re tired, worn out and even sometimes depressed…
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The Harmful Effects of Words They say, pen is mightier than sword. Yes. Words which hurt cut the very center of our heart. Cutting remarks uttered by the mouth are like sharp knives or two-edged swords which penetrate deeply into the bottom…
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In an argument displaying a meek attitude is not a weak attitude, it is an inwrought grace of the soul. It takes more strength to keep emotions under restraint, when upset, than to let them out in a loud manner,…
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The elderly in our midst are like a great treasure-trove for us. Their long, rich and ripe experience of vicissitudes of life can serve a true guide and clear pathway to lead our lives successfully by learning from their experience….
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If we do not communicate with each other than nothing would ever get done. Communication is much stronger than people realize these days. It is the one thing that gets us through our day to day life we with each…
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Shy little me “You are not shy.” My best friend of seventeen years said to me when I asked her to come with me to a public speaking class six months ago, and she was right, I wasn’t shy. After…
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These days, conversation is becoming a battle of wills between who is allowed to speak! The art was lost a long time ago,as people have had increasing trouble with organizing their thoughts well enough to focus on one topic or…
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Lots of situations can cause feelings of rejection. There are clear events like the breakup of a relationship or not landing a job, and more day-to-day disappointments such as a friend becoming distant or not getting invited to a party….
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It is common knowledge that people lie. Some would argue that everyone lies. I would say that this statement is very close to the truth. I would bet that everyone has lied at least once in their lives, and if…
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Most of us, if not all, know someone who is passive aggressive in their words and/or behavior. It may take some time for us to recognize that this is what is even happening, when we are dealing with a person…
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It is through words, that we communicate with most of the people in our lives. Of course we use expressions and other forms of body language, but words are what we use the most and we rely upon them heavily….
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I’ve spent some 30+ years trying to figure this one out. I have heard countless,reasons why relationships fail. The biggest reason seems to be communication. Listen to conversations between friends, family, and acquaintances. There is a lot of wisdom, to…
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ASSAULT Working Sunday evening was Bonita’s usual custom, a chance to plan ahead for classroom activities. Her last School inspector said she was well organized. Putting a lot of thought into lesson plans paid off. She was a trusting person….
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It is said, “the eyes are the window to the soul,” when it comes to figuring a person out, and this is quite true. Universally speaking, a person’s eyes can reveal a lot about their personality. Usually the eyes are…
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According to the Chinese, and now almost universal belief, your face may hold your fortune. The Chinese system of reading faces via features, otherwise known as physiognomy, goes back centuries. However, it’s only now that parts of the rest of…
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The only reason that people lie is, because they think that it doesn’t matter. Everything matters. Why do people tell lies, and what real consequences does this have for them? Lying is based on a phenomenon called artificial fullness. This…
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It does happen: someone you know (friend, neighbour, colleague, or even a family member) has just invited you for an event, be it social or religious, or, has requested you to participate in something. Maybe it is someone you barely…
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Romantic comedies show us that relationships always perfectly fall into place, with the things that the main characters hated about each other becoming what they love about each other. In real life, this rarely happens. Often we require perfection in…
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WHAT NOT TO DO IN AN ARGUMENT… Arguments can be horrendous times that cause a lot of hurt and lasting injury, or they can sort out a problem so that it is totally resolved and the people are able to…
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You have probably met a handful of difficult people in your life. You may have dealt with them in a negative way, or you may have found a way to deal with them respectfully without allowing themselves to attach to…
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Having the ability to manage one’s anger is important. After all, that ability can describe one’s relationship with others. Managing anger, however, can be difficult especially if you are stressed out or if you cannot readily vent your anger in…
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Some people are able to create love letters that amaze and get to the heart of the matter with just a few words. Others are able to create a love letter out of a simple poem. And yet some others…
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