Here’s some useful quotes to remember about communication: “I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realise that what you heard is not what I meant…” “I’ll give you one piece of advice and one piece of advice only… and that is to take nobody’s advice, including…
People used to say (and still do!) “I blame the parents…” Well, the reason why many of us are the way we are probably has a lot more to do with relatives that are just bit further back than our parents… about three-and-a-half million years further back to be more precise! Australopithecus is (currently) regarded…
Many times, relationship problems bow up ‘out of nowhere’, often because a few basic rules of sharing life and home with another individual are often either misunderstood or ignored completely. Here are three useful pointers: In an argument (and we *do* all have them!) begin every sentence with “I” where you can. It’s very difficult…
Comings and goings! It’s an interesting thought… throughout your life, you will meet people and lose touch with people. You’ll make friends – and enemies. You will have some great friends that will be around for years, maybe even for a lifetime, though you can never be sure of that. You might meet your soul…
Something that is bandied around a lot, but not always fully understood, is the importance of the belief and expectation system that we all have. “Believe it, expect it – and you’ll find it!” many a self-help book or therapist says. “If you can see it, you can be it!” goes another ‘positive mental attitude’…