Call your grandma(s). Remember that your grandma was once your age, and that she understands more than you think she does
Call your grandma(s). Remember that your grandma was once your age, and that she understands more than you think she does
We all have them: difficult members of our family, or awkward friends. When we see them crossing the room to possibly engage us in conversation, we wish we were suddenly invisible. Or, they are the type who will not speak to you until you speak
Say Thanks. Give a letter. When you came home today and fetched your mail, were you hoping that just maybe someone was sweet enough to send you a handwritten letter? And I bet that’s what you found wasn’t it? A thoughtful, encouraging, handwritten note. I’m just kidding.
Girlfriends are good for many things. They are wonderful when you need a gut wrenching laugh, an unrelenting cry, a word of advice, and someone to hold your secrets. Your friends see you at your best…your worst… your most beautiful and your most ugly (both
“A good listener hears what you do not say.” -Unknown One of my communication professors once said, “You cannot not communicate.” I found this odd, because in my mind, I could shut my mouth whenever I pleased and put an end to any conversation. However, by
She walks with a slight hop in her step, shoulder blades back, concentrated. A nutrition bar in her purse in the case of no lunch break, she truly, “has it all together.” Some women stand out in grade school as future CEOs. You find them telling
The ancient King Solomon wrote the words “pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones,” and in contrast, “a gossip separates close friends.” From the beginning of time humans have dealt with communication issues and emotional pain. Yet, although
It's about interest and delight. Not in yourself, and not simply in the other person. The secret is being interested in things. Delight is contagious, and if you take delight in almost anything you'll already have a key ingredient to good conversation. Think back on
A man is not a mystery. A relationship is. To understand what makes a man, you need to know what makes a relationship. Otherwise, one will never exist. A relationship is something fashioned by two entities, two parties, two people, coming together to make something wholly
Office "politicking" is a slippery slope indeed. Like it or hate it, it is part of daily life, no matter what industry you work in. These politics are something of an art that requires an understanding of its nuances to navigate it successfully. With a
Something that has quickly disappeared over a very short period of time is the art of writing letters by hand. There is something about receiving a hand written letter in the mail that produces a sort of archaic sentiment. The internet in it’s modern day
Men and women; we’ve been stranded on this rock together, hurtling through space for untold millennia, chasing each other in circles, and what do we have to show for it? Dusty libraries of romantic poetry and radio stations which have been on repeat for five
A few years ago, I attended a relationship panel offered in our community by a couple who was married for 10 years. These are always interesting, especially as a single woman in her mid-30’s who’s expected to be long done with dating panels by this