Family dinner has become a dinosaur, merely a memory of the “good old days”. In our fast-paced contemporary scene, everyone is running in different directions, attached to different eating plans, multi-tasking while eating. Should this stop? Yes, of course. The question is,…
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Sitting on the bus tapping out a text message like an easily-entertained baboon has about as much appeal as snorting sump oil. With all the thousands of oral, verbal, physical and electronic avenues of communication available, why anyone would be…
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Many a perfectly good relationship can be destroyed by the continual wearing down, and complaining on the part of one of the partners. There is nothing more damaging to a relationship, than a continued belittling and complaining attitude. Love should…
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The recession has taken its toll not only on the economy but also on people’s romantic relationships. More than ever, couples, married or not, are struggling through the recession, raking their relationships through the mud all along the way. But,…
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Diversity makes the world an interesting place. However, differing thoughts often lead to arguments or spirited debates. When you find yourself in an argument, there are many strategies you can use to keep a level head and make the stronger…
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Life is all about communication. What we communicate, how we communicate, when, where, and who we communicate. All are important. Communication can be a thing that we think we are so good at because we have been doing it from…
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Voice Your Thoughts Ever found yourself in one of those awkward situations where you feel trapped and you have no way out but to agree with someone? Not just agree to their opinion, but to what they are suggesting you…
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Listening Carefully Do you ever find yourself mindlessly saying, “uh huh” when someone is taking to you? I believe that the ability to listen, can help you to communicate more efficiently, and is most definitely an extremely significant ability to…
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This is Loving advice from one human to as many read and get what they can from this: You know the saying the world would be a better place if…. well here it is again, I think the world would…
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Gentle assertiveness, not arrogance, nor aggression is a wonderful tool that you can use to not just get what you want in life. You can apply this trait not only to your professional but your personal life. Let us begin…
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One important component to good communication is careful listening. It is not enough to simply hear what is being said. In order to absorb the full content and meaning, it is necessary to practice active listening. Too often during a…
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There are times in life when something just makes complete and utter sense and it feels like you finally have all the answers to all your queries in life. You may have learnt something new at work, on a course,…
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True logic is sorely lacking in our society, however we seem to have an abundance of faulty logic. It permeates every subject – politics, religion, philosophy, and even science. “Facts” are often based on personal anecdotes, emotional appeal, or stretched…
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How to learn how to say no Are you the kind of person who just cannot say no to people? If you said yes to the previous question, I think I have proved my point! For some people, saying no…
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Small talk is a big part of our everyday lives. We talk about the weather, current news topics, new music, and movies we have recently seen. This kind of talk fills empty moments in elevators, standing in long lines, or…
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True love does not have secrets. The benefits of truth and honesty is: honesty should be the corner stone of love. Therefore,honesty is still the best policy. Or have we grown so far from the truth we don’t believe it’s necessary…
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Sound Familiar?You stand near the buffet at a lively party, pretending to decide on an appetizer but secretly working up the courage to talk to someone. You envy how easily others seem to engage in conversation, laughing and chatting like…
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Shyness can stop you dead in your tracks. The feeling of fear and apprehension about meeting new people and engaging in social situations can prevent you from building important relationships both personal and professional. The accompanying loneliness and isolation is…
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No matter how strong a relationship we have with others, there’s bound to be a time when an argument arises. Disagreement and conflict are inevitable in intimate relationships, however if handled appropriately these things can actually strengthen the bond rather…
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How to keep your cool in day-day life situations? It’s a toughie, isn’t it? Let’s go through a list of events which makes it a real challenge to keep your cool. These situations spring up from nowhere in our everyday…
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Have you and your husband ever come to the point right before divorce?Me and My husband were there in December time this past year, right before he deployed to the middle east. Things were bad, and I was looking all…
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It is of the utmost importance to pay attention to what people say in order to avoid confusion for one thing. Imagine one day you are looking in the freezer and comment to your spouse “These waffles are old”, but…
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How to keep someone next you; give them space. So lets be simple about one fact, you were born as one entity, you have your one soul, and you are you. Being one soul, you have two objectives in life,…
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Giving criticism is a lot easier than getting criticism. Criticism is meant to help the aspiring writer and not to make them feel worthless for what they had written.I once had a teacher who had a rule of thumb to…
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Communication is the life blood of a relationship. When it comes to communication, intimacy plays a large role. The definition of intimacy is the act of sharing personal feelings between two people. The more two people open up to each…
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A good rule of effective arguing is empathy. You must be able to put yourself in an opponent’s shoes in order to survey the territory of their perspective and find flaws and points of contention to then expose. So many argumentative…
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It is very difficult to get anyone to admit that they are having an affair. People will not usually admit to an affair unless they are pushed into a corner and they really have no choice. The only way to…
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The best advice if you want to make people think you’re smart? Shut up. Seriously, that’s my advice. It’s also the advice of numerous wise and historical teachers, they just worded it differently for the sake of posterity. The best…
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Stepping up to the counter, you order your take-out lunch. While digging in your wallet looking for a twenty, your phone rings, grapping it hastily, you shove it between your ear and shoulder, never looking up. Thrusting the bills at…
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the integrated voice A voice that is free, expressive and clear presents to us a person who is clear, free and uninhibited.Where does this freedom come from and how can we obtain it?I believe in whole voices: that is a…
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