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How to Turn Conflict Into a Personal Development Tool

Personal Growth, Spirit

Conflict conveys gloom and negativism, making it seem an unlikely medium as a personal development tool. That’s because our general concept of achieving personal growth is acquiring skills and cultivating attitudes through formal classes, life experiences, strategies and outlooks that are acceptable to society. But conflict, unwelcome as it is, does have its uses, if viewed from a slightly offbeat perspective. [Read more…] about How to Turn Conflict Into a Personal Development Tool

Originally posted on June 6, 2018 @ 11:00 am

Emotional Detachment in a Relationship: How to Make It Work for You

Life, Personal Growth, Relationships, Spirit

There is an art to emotional detachment in a relationship to make it work for you. On the one hand, when you constantly tune out your partner during a conflict, you’re slowly chipping away at the ties that bind your relationship, and you’re caught unawares when it finally crumbles like a sand castle. Then again, emotional detachment can save you from unwelcome afflictive emotions, such as anger, hatred, envy and fear, because you are able to set boundaries, and step back and disconnect, thereby maintaining your calm and objectivity. [Read more…] about Emotional Detachment in a Relationship: How to Make It Work for You

Originally posted on May 20, 2018 @ 11:00 am

What Feeling Powerless Does to You and How to Deal With It

Personal Growth, Spirit

A generalized perception of feeling powerless can have an adverse impact on your self-esteem, well-being and behavior in everyday life. Being in control of your life and, to a certain extent your environment, is a fundamental human need. When that control is taken away from you, you feel a sense of powerlessness. [Read more…] about What Feeling Powerless Does to You and How to Deal With It

Originally posted on May 2, 2018 @ 11:00 am

The Harmful Effects of Addiction to Technology and How You Can Benefit from Taking a Break

Mental Health, Mind, Personal Growth, Spirit

Nobody is without a smartphone nowadays. For the younger generation, it has become as important to their lives as air and water. In South Korea, 72 percent of children have a smartphone by the time they turn 12. And more than half of millennials experience anxiety when they can’t check their devices for more than 15 minutes. The addiction to technology is so prevalent, it’s now a cause for worry. [Read more…] about The Harmful Effects of Addiction to Technology and How You Can Benefit from Taking a Break

Originally posted on April 30, 2018 @ 11:00 am

Don’t Smoke, Be Happy: 7 Ways Smoking Keeps You Down

Body, Personal Growth, Spirit

People usually reach for their cigarettes when they’re nervous, or anxious, or jittery. A quick jolt of nicotine can provide relief, albeit momentarily, from all the stresses of the world.

But quitting tobacco altogether is the best stress-reliever. Not only do you unburden yourself of all the potential health risks of smoking, but studies have shown that your mood also improves significantly.

Apart from your health and sense of well-being though, quitting smoking releases you and the people around you from a lot of burdens. Beyond just the personal impact that it imparts, smoking affects many different parts of society negatively. [Read more…] about Don’t Smoke, Be Happy: 7 Ways Smoking Keeps You Down

Originally posted on April 23, 2018 @ 4:47 am