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. Read more about is it really negative
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;
More on what makes a relationship healthy and when is it abusive
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 about, though the process of how people get paranoid is somewhat related. [Read more →]
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 boost. In short they’re a pleasure to be around.
Others though are a challenge. [Read more →]