SimplyNumbers

Remaining silent

"In Judaism and early Christianity there is a sin known as loshon hora, which refers to engaging in gossip. According to loshon hora, speaking negatively about someone is equivalent to cursing them, and listening in on gossip is as bad as spreading it yourself, because you are actively participating in it. It’s best to remain silent and not speak poorly about anyone, regardless of how great the temptation is." ~ Hank Wesselman, Awakening to the Spirit World

The differences between men and woman

[Learn out Loud - Free audio]:  - Professor Deborah Tannen describes differences in communication between men & women.

How to deal with nuisance neighbors - http://bit.ly/brWy6s

Is your marriage toxic?

In a recent article by Joanna Broder at Web MD this question was asked. Have you stopped to think if your relationship is indeed harmful and limiting your growth?

In the article, Sharon Rivkin, a marriage and family therapist says "If you’re in a bad marriage, don’t underestimate the stress that you are carrying around.”

Some of the key reasons for stress in your marriage, mentioned by the author, are below:

• Keeping everything bottled up inside
• Some of the key problem areas in the post are:
• Poor Listening
• Blaming one another
• Taking each other for granted
• Giving up

The author tries to get across the point that you both can work on the relationship if you find the proper time and space to do so. That means that you wait until your both calmer and settled before trying to give constructive feedback to one another. It also means that you try not to let the problems become so big that you can no longer work on them. Be willing to ask for help from one another and outside the relationship.

Gay Hendricks on Commitment

The above YouTube Video is a chat between Lilou Mace and Gay Hendricks about the importance of being truly committed in a relationship.

Looking at our challenges

Are you aware of any issues that hold you back? If you are, then take a moment to ask yourself about the true identity of the problem. Are your issues financial, emotional, personal or something else? You can utilize your own personal strengths in different ways depending upon your issues.

What are you yearning for? What if you had the power to do one thing that would change your life this year? What would that be? What gets in your way from doing it?

Do you have fears about money? On a financial level, moving ahead can be about finding a new job, starting a new business, or perhaps saving for an important investment.

Do you feel alone? On an emotional level, moving ahead can be about building and strengthening relationships. Being conscious, being open, helping others, striving to better yourself are all especially important in relationships. Sometimes one partner can grow, and mature past the other. One problem that can creep into a relationship is  faulty communication. Perhaps you let fears and worries prevent you from fully expressing yourself.