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Do Words We Use Really Matter
I was thinking the other day (No cracks from my friends please.) about the subtle differences between words that are commonly used, sometimes not used or mis-used.
Let me give you an example.
I'm sorry. This simple two word sentence can be interpreted so many ways and have so many different meanings for both the person who speaks them and the person who they are directed toward.
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Is The Fear of Being Alone Controlling Your Relationship
One of the main reasons that both men and women want to get into a relationship is a fear of being alone.
Yet, any relationship that is based on fear is destined to be a very unhappy and unfulfilling relationship.
Until you can learn to enjoy your own company you will constantly find yourself getting into relationships that are or end up based on fear.
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Couples Relationship Assessment Quiz - Part 3: Conscious Listening
Can you say what you mean and have your partner hear what you mean? Conscious Listening is critical to the success of Co-Creating a Conscious Relationship. Both partners must take a role in speaking and listening. You will always have issues, thoughts, feelings, and problems, on your Journey from I-TO-WE, but you will not be able to resolve them without effective communication skills and techniques. This assessment helps you recognize the elements of communication in which you shine, and the elements that need attention.
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Musings on Gift Giving and Gift Baskets
Traditionally we give gifts at Christmas time and at birthdays. As our society has become more affluent our gifts at Christmas time have become more elaborate and more expensive, especially in the case of our children. Gone are the days when a string of beads, a book, or a soccer ball were acceptable gifts to give our children. Now it is ipods and Tamagochis and Play Stations and X Box consoles.
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Letting Go is Hard to Do: Reflections on Relationships
Letting go can feel like jumping out of a plane without a parachute. The relationship may have ended weeks or months or years ago, yet you can't get him or her out of your mind. We want to deny the relationship has ended. Letting go allows you to close one chapter of your life and to be able to start a new one with a clean page. If you keep thinking about an ex either with love or hate or fear or find yourself comparing all your dates to a former partner you are having trouble letting go.
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Looking For Someone? Simple How-To Guide To Locating Them Now
Are you looking for a long lost friend or even a relative that you've fallen out of touch with? If so, online People Finders are one way to help you get started with your search. But with so many online services out there, it can get a little overwhelming. And you don't want to get ripped-off either if you decide to go with a pay service.
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Men and Women are Confused
A wilderness of shattered relationships exists because men and women are doing things incorrectly. Read how history has shaped the way you think and why this thinking is detrimental to your relationships.
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A Perfect World
While we have our own diverse and cultural differences, there are some common basics upon which we can all agree and move forward to build up a truly perfect world.
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How To Approach And Talk To Women
Women are not unapproachable. Learning how to read the signs that women carry around makes it easier to make that first step. Because women are only people too.
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Are You Made For Each Other?
The couple was walking on the sidewalk. They looked to be totally absorbed with each other. They were not speaking to each other, but a glance at them could tell that they were in deep love and were made for each other.
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Send Virtual Flowers
Wish to brighten up someone’s day with flowers, but having difficulty in doing so? To help add that extra sunshine to someone’s life, virtual flowers exist. Without the hassles of flower selection, payment, and delivery, such flowers can be sent free of charge on the Internet. With one click on the mouse, you can choose from hundreds of different pictures of beautiful, enchanting flowers and send it with your own personal message accompanying it. With a valid email address and Internet access, the recipient is sure to receive the virtual flowers.
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Can't Get You Off My Mind - Or Can I?
Love, or rather, the state of being in love, is sometimes too close to obsession, especially if it is unrequited, but also when, after a major break up, you find it hard to forget the past.
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