There is an art of Happiness. The artistry consists of turning interactions and situations, that in one person’s life would turn to stress and hassle, into a springboard for growth. The process through which this is achieved I call Sculpting.
So what is Sculpting?
We go through life separated from others through our perceptions. These create a [...]
One of the hardest things to do is to stay unaffected by what other people say or do (or even what they don’t say and don’t do). It’s easy to get caught up in what someone says and then lose a day, or even a week, running over and over something that has upset you.
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A Reader emailed me yesterday and asked if I could share some information that would define what made a relationship healthy or abusive. I got curious and quickly googled the subject.
I found that basically the following factors were commonly listed;
Mutual respect
Trust
Honesty
Support
Fairness/equality
Separate identities
Good communication
All good things, but I don’t believe you can diagnose the health of [...]
I just wrote that headline and chuckled as I imagined people opening up their email and reading it. There are always people who might think that you are personally accusing them of furtively enjoying pornography or of harboring deep, hidden desires that they fear others finding out about. That’s not what I’m talking [...]
Some people we can get along with easily. We meet them and we just click. They understand what we say, they can finish our sentences and vice versa. They’re just on the same wavelength. They are fun to be around because they validate our self-concept, our ego and give us a [...]
I enjoy Christmas. I like spending time with my family. I love watching my kids getting all excited, opening their presents and having fun playing with them. I like the time to relax. I like the routine going out of the window. I like being able to switch off and [...]