October 22, 2015 Crisis Support
A grieving co-worker can create an ultra sensitive workplace. To help and empathise can be tricky; there is no absolute answer. Everyone wants to help but can’t find the right words to say. Many nervously try to say the right…
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September 27, 2015 Friends and Peers
As a teen, friendships seem to be on tap. The environments of the growing up neighborhood, school, a part-time job and sport or music/drama commitments after school, offer immediate opportunities for friendships. For many teens, friendships are taken for granted…
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September 22, 2015 Friends and Peers
Friendship without a reciprocal flow is really either self-centered infatuation for an “object”, fan like adoration for an idol, (such as a singer or movie star), or simply an attempt at friendship met with cool indifference. It is not real…
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September 20, 2015 Friends and Peers
Friendship is essentially any human, unselfish bonding buoyed by a supportive, two way dialogue. The dialogue may be the spoken word or even an empathetic silence. “It is better to be in chains with friends than to be in a…
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September 19, 2015 Friends and Peers
Ultimately, friendship should not be viewed in terms of how much it costs. A good friendship is a beautiful experience. The “cost” should only be measured if a friendship fails. Then you can see what impact it may have had…
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One thing I have learnt, as a petite female, is I should never look as though I wish I was taller! Be happy as a petite female! Glow in it! The touchy areas for the petite female include the following:…
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Fashion is an expression of individuals, special groups and cultures. Fashion is important as a means of interpreting social attitudes and values in a particular period of time; fashion captured on camera can become a valuable social document. To the…
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You have survived some months of your first year at a top executive level in a property investment company. To board and shareholder meetings, you have donned the regimental black, the dark blues and, on braver days, the grey suits….
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Tap into the choices in a man’s world.Perhaps there may be some conclusive evidence for the less trendy addictive male. CHOICES* Mr Everyday – To go to the pub or jostle the mall crowds for a new pair of jeans….
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February 25, 2015 Friends and Peers
Rock, foundation, back-stop! That’s how many see the family! But then there are friends, who, for many, are an extended family, or even a family they feel they don’t have. But what if friendship values supersede family values? What if…
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February 25, 2015 Friends and Peers
A special friend knows all about you. A special friend understands how you tick. A special friend is always there. And within these major positives can simmer major problems. There can be a point where a special friend is too…
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January 21, 2015 Friends and Peers
Dealing with a broken friendship is finding ways of healing a wound of the spirit. Perhaps the wound may be a scar from a long-running battle; perhaps it may be a deep wound inflicted suddenly and shock is involved. Perhaps,…
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January 21, 2015 Friends and Peers
Friendship is a basic ingredient of life. It is no surprise then that there is a wealth of popular sayings about friendship. Some are valuable, some are biased and some are not quite apt for all situations. Some are even…
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January 19, 2015 Communication
Like a sense of atmosphere,like a flow of intangible, electric energy from a transmitter to a receiver,nonverbal communication can be the secret weapon enhancing or modifying clear verbal communication.Nonverbals may generate silent questions beyond apparent answers. To understand the secrets…
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BANGLES AND CHUNKY BRACELETSColour?Clothes?Where will I wear them?Why will I wear them? BANGLES – A solid piece of metal with possible jangling effects) or plastic (with possible ‘sticky’ effects) THE METAL BANGLE is ideal for that mobile ‘sparkle’. Naked arms…
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August 28, 2014 Friends and Peers
To find a missing person requires persistence, patience and an endless supply of hope. No, it does not require a bottomless bank account as well. With the advent of the internet (combined with personal footslogging round potential places), finding a…
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Buying property with relatives is, undoubtedly, a risky business. But so is buying property with a friend or a business partner. The initial 4 questions to ask are:* What do we wish to achieve in the long/short term?* How will…
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October 30, 2013 Friends and Peers
Never counterattack a backstabber. Understand that a backstabber’s self-esteem is built on the demolition site of others. Backstabbers fight dirty and plant a minefield of bombs. A counterattack only creates new minefields. Danger! No trespassing! So, if there is no…
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Lovesickness, that dark hell when passions dominate every waking thought or love is lost irretrievably, sadly, may not have a single, perfect cure. However, there are some remedies worth trying. The purpose of all remedies is to slowly build personal…
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August 16, 2013 Friends and Peers
Outgrowing friendships is all about growing up or growing apart or a little of both. Friendships tend to evolve in your most immediate and most frequented environments. Change the environments and somehow friendships change. Growing up is a time of…
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