Friends and Peers

Soul mates. Everyone has an idea what that is. The current idea is that a soul mate is someone you meet and feel connected to in a romantic way. I agree and I disagree. I have perhaps met one person…
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As a friend, you may be under the impression that you have the right to interfere in your friends’ personal lives. This, however, is not the truth of the matter. It is not up to you who your friend dates…
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Unless you spend your entire life in an unknown cave you are going to encounter people of many different personalities. Some will have the patience of Job while others can not stand the thought of waiting in line two minutes…
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MAKING PROMISES The importance of a promise, kept or unkept reverberates far and wide.  How many times have we heard “I promise,” and how many times have we said it, only to have the promise broken by us or by…
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People wear their morality on their sleeve when seen interacting with the elderly and those with disabilities. This is more than just sentiment. The title in question is “How to show compassion to a friend with an autistic child”. Unfortunately…
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Helping neighbors is an excellent idea. Elderly neighbors often have some needs that neighbors can help with. They also posses a wealth of knowledge and unique perspectives. When it is handled correctly it is a great experience for everyone involved….
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Roommates fight about a lot of things, it’s part of the joy of sharing your home with someone. But one of the many things roommates like to fight about is money, for reasons which will be made clear below. The…
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Times are rough as the cost-of-living continues to rise with gas and food prices. Many people look to relieve some of the financial strain by entering roommate agreements. This move can be beneficial for both parties, alleviating some of the…
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It is a sad fact that most people know of at least one person who claims to be a friend, but is actually just a user. To be clear on a what a user is: they only call or come…
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The six factors of success researched for 20 years by Brian Tracy consists of inner peace, loving relationships, high energy, worthy goals, financiall freedom and personal fulfullment. This essay will focus on relationships. As frustrating as it is, a reality…
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What is the meaning of true friendship?  We think of a true friend as someone we can vent to when we are down even if it is two in the morning.  We also want to share our happiest moments with…
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It is a common misconception that all women love weddings and started planning theirs as a little girl. Some women are uncomfortable and even dislike traditional weddings. This could be one reason why some women do not really want to…
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While a girl dreams of her own wedding as a little girl, she probably doesn’t dream about being a bridesmaid.  A woman might be asked to take on the role of bridesmaid twenty times before she actually gets married herself….
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Everyone has days when they are down, feeling negative.  Sometimes those days become the norm and you are stuck in an emotional pitfall where negativity is more common than being positive.  How do you encourage a friend to stop being negative…
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People have a need to be needed. No man is an island and thus each of us find company in one another in order to fulfill the need to be with another. However, friends could not be just anyone you…
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Self confidence empowers you to do your best and aim for the skies. It provides you with the necessary emotional strength to face obstacles and achieve goals. Lack of self confidence has the exact opposite effect. When it comes to…
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So often you hear about how the friends you make at work aren’t really your friends, and would likely disappear from your life should you change jobs; but that doesn’t have to be the rule. Sometimes, it is possible to…
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Working in an enclosed space such as an office, coworkers seem to be influenced by each other’s moods. We all notice that at those times when a colleague has a bad mood, everyone at work is effected negatively.  Monday mornings…
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There are many advantages to dating a coworker that many people do not necessarily consider. If a person is romantically involved with someone from their workplace, odds are that individual will understand the demands associated with their job. This means…
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Throughout your daily life, you will encounter various numbers of rude people. You may want to burst out and start verbally abusing them, but those people who are able to effectively deal with rude people are also able to live…
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Giving praise to a coworker can be very beneficial to workplace for now. This is because people are constantly looking for validation that they are making a positive impact in the workplace. Many people operate under the misconception that they…
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How far would a person go to get revenge on another? How much would one pay to get revenge? A few people have gone so far as to build a house solely to spite an adversary. A spite house is…
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Believe it or not, once I was too shy to do more than blush, nod and smile, afraid to open my mouth and utter a word; just in case stupid, boring nonsense would pour forth. In a social setting, I…
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Having a lasting friendship with a coworker is relatively basic process. Just because people work in the same place does not automatically mean that they will have a lasting friendship. Usually people that work in a specific location at least…
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Many people like to gossip, especially when it comes in the workplace. Who cheated on who, who wears such horrible clothes and who forgets to take a bath are things that unfortunately, many colleagues are interested in. If that was…
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How to deal with Annoying Co-workers using communication Work mates can make your work life miserable. They can derail your career progression in many ways. For instance, once you fail to get along with a co-worker for some personal reasons,…
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Many people believe that relationships with colleagues should remain strictly professional. While this is not necessarily wrong, often enough, co-workers can actually make the best friends. Not convinced? Maybe the following article will do that for you. They See You…
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Most of the times, a new colleague feels like a fish out of the water. He doesn’t know anybody, so he doesn’t know how he should act. If he also doesn’t know what the job is all about he will…
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It is very rare that ex-lovers can be friends. The problem with this is the fact that both parties have to be able to put up with the pretense – the pretense that they can just forget that they had…
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Adding co-workers, especially rivals, or your boss is a dire mistake if there ever was one. Facebook is obviously one of the biggest internet phenomena the world has ever laid eyes upon. Who should you add to Facebook? Who should…
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