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5 Common Techniques Your Boss or Spouse Uses to Manipulate You

Life, Relationships

One of worst things that can happen to you is to marry a manipulative spouse or work for a psychopathic boss. They have a bag of techniques to manipulate you and the problem is, you usually won’t know it until it hits you hard, and that could take years.

The effects of being manipulated creep up on you insidiously and chip away at your emotional, mental and spiritual well-being slowly but surely. It changes your behavior and perception until you have little left of your self-esteem and sense of identity.

Manipulators deliberately use underhanded influence to distort and exploit another person’s mental and emotional state to control him or her. The balance of power shifts steeply in favor of the manipulator and you become a puppet acquiescing to every demand.

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In the office or in your own home, here’s how to tell if you’re being manipulated. Ask yourself these questions: a “No” answer may be a hint that you’re living with, or working for, a manipulative person. [Read more…] about 5 Common Techniques Your Boss or Spouse Uses to Manipulate You

Originally posted on August 19, 2016 @ 7:36 am

Eight Characteristics of a Happy, Healthy Relationship

Life, Relationships

We are smack dab in the middle of spring, which means we are also in the beginning of wedding season, and love seems to be in the air. For some, this can be sweet and sentimental, while for others this can be a difficult and emotional time. If your friends’ “I Do’s” are bringing a lot of questions to mind, whether about your single status or about the relationship you are in, keep some of these relationship insights in mind and be on the lookout for happy, healthy relationship characteristics. Know what you want and know when you need to walk away. [Read more…] about Eight Characteristics of a Happy, Healthy Relationship

Originally posted on May 2, 2016 @ 3:10 am

Do Sex and Happiness Go Together?

Life, Relationships

Happiness is that one thing everyone is looking for.

Many people, when asked about what they want, would say “To be happy” – without batting an eyelash. And that’s normal! Who wouldn’t want to be happy?

As such, we all look for ways to become happy. We associate happiness with different things such as family, friends, romantic relationships, money, and status.

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Then there’s the saying that it’s the journey that matters. Stop chasing after happiness. Live in the moment, and you’ll find it. [Read more…] about Do Sex and Happiness Go Together?

Originally posted on March 6, 2016 @ 10:30 am

Letting Go Of Love

Healing, Life, Spirit

Love is an addiction. No, seriously, it is.

This isn’t just a metaphor – our brains react in precisely the same way to love as they do to heroin and crystal meth. Despite what culture has been telling us for centuries, love isn’t supernatural. It’s a profoundly natural phenomenon, with identifiable neurobiological components. This doesn’t diminish it. Our bodies and brains are incredible entities, and the fact that they can create and perpetuate love simply adds to the wonder of the thing.

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But what about when our addiction is taken away from us? When the brain has a ‘love habit’ and love is suddenly denied it, we go into a truly horrible form of withdrawal. What can we do to get through this, without damaging ourselves or others? How do we go through this thing called letting go of love?

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Originally posted on March 4, 2016 @ 8:00 am

More Quotes for a Healthy Relationship

Life, Relationships

As the “day of love” comes nearer, most couples are likely in the throes of planning something special to celebrate their relationship. While celebrating on this special – albeit Hallmark – holiday is a great thing, I think it is more important to have a healthy relationship on a daily basis.

One highlight a year – great. 350 good days together – even better. (I pulled that number out of thin air, but you get the point.)

So, with healthy relationships in mind, here are some relationship quotes that may inspire, serve as a reminder, or simply make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. [Read more…] about More Quotes for a Healthy Relationship

Originally posted on February 9, 2016 @ 8:30 am

6 Videos That Will Inspire and Motivate You

Inspiration, Learning, Spirit, Videos

I don’t spend a lot of time on YouTube watching videos, but now and again, a Facebook post catches my eye. I then find myself watching that video, and sometimes, one thing leads to another and before I know it, I’ve spent more time on YouTube.

While that may derail my plans for a bit, I’ve found some gems that I think will be of use to you. There may be tons of “useless” videos online, but there are also inspiring and motivational videos that will either make you tear up or get your blood pumping.

Either way, these videos will touch you and perhaps nudge you in the right direction, whatever that may be for you at the moment.

Note: You may want to have some tissue ready just in case.

Inspiring and motivational videos

1. Gift

“Being rich is not how much you have, but how much you can give.”

This is the story of a little boy who hated his father because the was a poor man. Unlike his friends’ fathers, his dad worked hard and yet had nothing to show for it. He vowed that he would never be like his dad. But, as many things in life usually go, he finds out that things were not as they seemed – a little too late.

2. Ripple

Next to Gift, this video really tugged at my heartstrings. It’s the perfect story to show how one small action can change a life, a story that highlights the concept of paying it forward. It reminds me of my late mother who would never hesitate to help someone – stranger or not – whenever she could.

3. Love in Old Age

It seems to me that today, relationships are taken more casually than they ought to be. Couples consider giving up on each other more easily. Divorce is always an option (at least where it’s legal). Growing old together isn’t the norm but instead a novelty. I could be wrong, but if you think the same way, you will be inspired by this old couple whose love shines through even if caught on (candid) camera only for a fleeting moment.

4. Look Up

This spoken word video is targeted at people who have become ensnared in the “social world”.

One line: “I have 422 friends. Yet I’m lonely.”

Do you sometimes have that feeling? Watch this video, and look up.

5. Passion: The Secret Ingredient To Success

Everyone dreams of being successful in their lives, and while the definition of success is relative, there is one common thread: passion.

This is what the following video is all about. It is a combination of key figures in history sharing tidbits of wisdom and insights to motivate.

6. Dream

One of the best inspiring and motivating videos, Dream is what you ought to watch if you feel like your life is going nowhere in spite of your hard work; if you feel like you’re just getting but not living.

“Greatness is not this wonderful, esoteric, elusive, god-like feature that only the special among us will ever taste. It’s something that truly exists — in all of us.”

Do you want to be that person you have always wanted to be but feel like life has gotten in the way? Watch this.

Also read: How to Break Free From Social Media Addiction

Originally posted on October 20, 2015 @ 9:04 pm