Practical stress management advice for dealing with negative stressors. Stress--people often talk about how "stressed" they are. It even seems as if it is a badge of honour to be "stressed". Even teenagers are using the term--'School is so stressful'. So how do we learn the skill of handling or managing this mountain of stress that occurs so frequently in our lives? I guess ... Continue Reading
The Number One Thing for Healthy Relationships
What’s the single most important thing you can do to have healthy relationships? The single most important thing you can do is have one-on-one time get-togethers. When my children were young, I was not connecting with them as much as I wanted. I could not work out why we were not becoming closer, as I was in contact with them every week. So I went to a counselor and relayed ... Continue Reading
Being Grateful Is the Key to a Happy Life
How do you live with a sense of total fulfillment and happiness, being grateful and confident? Are negative "beliefs" from your childhood lurking in your subconscious mind and influencing your life without you even knowing it? Carl & Stephanie Symington said in their book "Getting Well Again" that "everyone participates in his or her health or illness at all times. It is ... Continue Reading
How to Inspire Courage in Others
Words can either build faith or demolish hope. Do you have what it takes to inspire others to live in courage? I watched a little YouTube video yesterday called “Validation.” It reminded me once again of the power my words have for others as well as for myself. Our minister did a whole sermon on "In Courage". His definition of "in courage" was to "To build up another to live ... Continue Reading
Use The Socratic Method for De-Escalation
As soon as you realize the conversation has begun to heat up, do what you can to cool it down. The best tool for it: the socratic method! You must always go for a win/win outcome, otherwise you will meet with confrontation frequently. As soon as you become aware the conversation gotten out of control and begun to heat up, do what you can to cool it down. Say something ... Continue Reading
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