How Does Blood Clot?
Overview Blood clotting, also called blood coagulation, occurs in reaction to a wound to halt the flow of blood. This happens so that blood loss will stop and also so that the wound will be closed and no bacteria or…
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How Talking Helps to get someone Past Emotional Grief
If you know someone who is struggling through a period of emotional grief, or if you yourself are suffering from it, then you should try talking about it. Talking is a great way for everyone to get over grief, and…
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How does a loving family affect your future disposition
Love comes in all forms but deep down it is a feeling of admiration or tenderness toward someone or something. If you ask smart children who have received love, it is easy. According to four-year-old Terri, “Love is what makes you…
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How Social Media Affects Interpersonal Communication
There is definitive proof that social media has affected the way people communicate now with each other. According to a research entitled “The Effect of Social Networking Sites to the Lifestyles of Teachers and Students in Higher Educational Institutions” led…
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How lying can become a bad habit
It’s a slippery slope. There is no way lying can become a habit it you don’t start. It’s a bit like keeping a secret. Once you tell someone else it is no longer secret. How can you expect another person…
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How Couples with Busy Schedules can Make Time for each other
July 21, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
In today’s modern and hectic world, there are many busy people out there. You and your spouse might each have a schedule that is bursting at the seams, yet you know it is important to spend some quality time together. …
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How Social Media Affects Interpersonal Communication
As Facebook tries to keep you wishing your friend “Happy Birthday!” with a sidebar, you eventually get comfortable with screen to screen conversations. Surprisingly, people are not experiencing cultural shock with the transition from one-on-one talking to screen-to-screen chatting. They…
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How knowing when to keep quiet can be skillful communication
Couples experiencing problems in their relationships often put their troubles down to a lack of communication. Therapists will often advise their clients that communication is the key to a successful marriage or relationship. Some of this advice might be that…
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How Communication Skills Benefit your Career
You are quite brilliant in your chosen field. You have the strong analytical, problems solving and technical skills that you need for your professional life. But your career has not taken off. It is not developing the way you had…
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How can you live with a loud snorer and not be sleep-deprived?
July 21, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
If you live with someone who is a loud snorer, there are two fundamental ways to deal with the noise: change something about the snorer or change something about you. Sometimes the snorer is cooperative and is willing to make…
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How Busy Professionals can Find Time to Date
Are you a workaholic? Do you want to date, but simply don’t have the time or energy to juggle both dating and a career? If this is you, don’t resign yourself to spinsterhood just yet. The following are some suggestions…
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High Maintenance Partner
July 21, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
What is a high maintenance relationship? A high maintenance relationship is when someone is making you responsible for him or her in various different areas of life. Emotional High Maintenance When a person takes no responsibility for their own feelings…
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History lovers: Make a date of historic proportions
If you and your sweetie have a fascination with history, enjoy a blast to the past and make your own dating history memory-worthy. Here are a few ideas of historic proportions to consider for your next dating adventure. Take a…
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How an age gap can impact a romantic relationship
Whether people like it or not, age matters in a romantic relationship. When Madonna appears in press photographs with young men half her age, some readers will congratulate her for taking a young lover and some will castigate her for…
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Helping siblings to minimize the rivalry and become friends
In most households sibling rivalry cannot be prevented, and there is no one to blame for its occurrence. It is helpful for parents to figure out the triggers within the family unit that creates the rivalry. Efforts should be made…
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How a Lack of Respect can Damage a Marriage
July 21, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
When people marry, it is usually because they love one another. Love and respect should go hand in hand. If your care for someone, then you desire to make that person’s life as pleasant and easy as you possibly can….
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Helping children to understand and cope with divorce
July 21, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Children are the ultimate victims of divorce. Kids are used as chess pieces in most divorce scenarios and they suffer more from divorce than their parents ever will. The well-being of children should be the highest priority when contemplating divorce. …
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The UK’s Leading Expert In Mindfulness Explains How It Can Make You Happier
If you feel like your life is getting slightly out of control, or like you’re not getting enough done, or simply that you’re going from one day to the next just trying to get by, mindfulness might be for you. It is…
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How a friendship can become toxic
July 21, 2013 Friends and Peers
For some people, friendships really aren’t friendships; instead, they are toxic relationships. Sometimes these friendships start out fine and just develop into something unhealthy. Other times, the friendship was never healthy. There are a variety of reasons why friendships are…
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How a Family can Bond by Taking Summer Picnics
Summer picnics provide an affordable, enjoyable way to spend time with family. Family members can learn to enjoy working (and playing) together by preparing food, deciding on a location, and enjoying fun activities that go well with summer picnics. This…
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Helping an Aging Parent
Protecting an aging parent without make them feel less independent is a balancing act. They are at a stage in their life where they have to accept limitations. It’s not easy to accept that you are no longer capable of…
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Having the decency to explain a breakup properly
People never want to hear words that put blame elsewhere. What happens in a relationship is that one party can care more than the other, and when those words “It’s not you, it’s me” hit the scene, it’s like a red flag…
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Hosting a class reunion online
July 21, 2013 Friends and Peers
Thinking about hosting your next class reunion? Times are changing and new technology is providing some fun alternatives for class advisors as they get ready to set up their next class reunion. If your class doesn’t already have their own…
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Happiness in Life
July 21, 2013 Relationships and Family - Other
Many people live their lives in search of happiness only to end up in a constant state of disappointment. They jump from job to job or relationship to relationship constantly thinking the next change will bring them happiness. Others try…
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Homosexuality in Uganda is illegal, but homosexuals deserve some privacy
How should Uganda deal with homosexuality? When I hosted Pastor Mark Kigozi (the then KPC Youth pastor) and Jeroline Akubu (a human rights activist) at Monitor fm to discuss “homosexuality in Uganda” on my show “the Monitor Lawyer” on Jan….
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Grief Loss of a Loved one while Pregnant
Imagine the horror of a wife who is pregnant finding out that her husband is dead. The process of grief is a very hard one to face, though young women who lose their partner face conflicting feelings. Their hormones are…
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Holiday tips for a dysfunctional family gathering
The holidays are usually a mixture of joy and stress. The season can bring out the best in some people, they might feel compelled to hold a door for a complete stranger or volunteer to help carry their neighbor’s groceries…
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Grief Groups Online
When someone enters the world of grief, their outlook becomes bleak and gray. During this time, they may need some extra support that friends and family can’t give. Depending on the relationship to the deceased, the grieving person may need…
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Holiday gift giving tips for coworkers
July 20, 2013 Friends and Peers
Holiday gift giving can be tricky when it comes to coworkers. It can be tough trying figure what gifts are too personal or too boring. Some of your coworkers may be good friends while others may be virtual strangers. It…
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Give yourself Time to Heal – No
Rebound relationships are sought out through desperation. Longing to fill that void of the person they were once with. It is natural, for this is a very vulnerable time, but replacing that emptiness with someone else is just masking the…
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Friendship Issues Advice
July 20, 2013 Friends and Peers
The characteristics of a good person are hard to define. There are many that think they are good, though if you delve below the surface, are they really ? The aspects that gather together to make a person a better…
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