19 Keys to a Happy Relationship
Written By: Gabby Reece
As I ponder the years of my marriage to my husband of 13 years, I really get to thinking on why we stay together and what makes it work for us? I chose a partner that I can’t control, and who has really taught me about love, forgiveness, and not to take things personally. I don’t make it a habit to give advice but I will share the things that work for us and I think are helpful in all relationships.
1. Respect
I never talk to my husband in a snippy or bossy way. One he wouldn’t accept that from me, and two years ago he told me he had a Mother and she passed away. Got that message loud and clear.
2. Love
My husband is very loving and complimentary to me. I feel this type of attention creates a very healthy male/female dynamic between us. He is at no point my brother. In moments we are friends, but our roles are pretty defined in the male and the female.
3. Sex
I don’t care how long you have been together, or how many children you have, or how busy you are; make time for sex. No offense to men, but in a beautiful way they are so easy to please. Get off their back, let them have fun, lift them up, feed them, good sleep, and good loving. It’s funny when I was in my 20′s with Laird and had a ton more time to have sex I didn’t. I kept waiting for it to just happen. Now, with kids and chaos I’m willing to schedule that time and not compromise that precious intimate time with my husband.
4. Separate and Together Lives
We have our own lives that collide into our life together with one another and our family. It’s a blend of maintaining your individuality all the while being part of someone else.
5. Truth
Doesn’t mean we haven’t made mistakes, but the truth has always been shared. Over the years I have learned to be less afraid of the truth (even when it’s scary).
6. Communication
Be kind but get it out there.
7. Do Your Part
I take care of my job (whatever that is in our agreement, food, house stuff, kid details etc.) and my husband holds up his end of the deal (outside house stuff, anything slimy, the fun etc.).
8. Trust
I know with my husband he will tell me if he needs to go somewhere else. I’m not going to babysit or hold my breath. Who can live like that? I always say I live on a “need to know basis.” If I need to know he will tell me.
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9. Similar Values
We are very different (he is emotional I am analytical), but when it comes to money, how to handle things, raising children, religion etc. we are pretty much on the same page.
10. Leave Them Alone
Don’t hound your guy. If he is a good egg then just let him be, and give him some support. He will end up wanting to spend more time with you than if you are always on him about “why are you playing golf, and don’t you want to be together?” They will run.
11. Appreciate
If you have a partner you really love than it’s important to appreciate them and let them know that you are excited to be with them.
12. Take it One Day at a Time
If you asked me to think about “forever” I may jump off the cliff, but since all we have is today why not work on your relationship each day.
13. Be Yourself
I can remember in the beginning of my marriage walking around on egg shells when my husband, who can get into intense moods was “in a mood.” Yeah, ask me how well that went when after a few years of that we were almost divorced. Speak your mind and be yourself. Of course there are more opportune moments than others to discuss things, but that is the art of a relationship. Don’t change to be with someone because in time you will end up breaking out.
14. Have Some Fun
Pretty straight forward.
15. Say Sorry
If you are wrong, be quick to admit it. Never let your pride get in the way of your happiness.
16. Forgive
Since no one is perfect. I once heard a quote about “it’s good to have a short memory and a lot of forgiveness in a relationship.”
17. Two People Can Be Right at the Same Time
Not all arguments have to have a winner and a loser. It’s quite possible that both of you can be right at the same time, and still disagree. In the end who cares who is right so long as the situation can get worked out where both parties feel happy or at least heard.
18. Don’t Take Things Personal
I went through a crisis, my husband went through a crisis, I’m in a mood, he gets in moods, but it’s not always a reflection on how much the other person loves the other or how much they desire to be in the relationship. Women, we need to not take things so personal. I say this to myself as well.
19. Make Yourself Happy
I’m sure there are a ton more but the last and most important thing I have learned is MAKE YOURSELF HAPPY. No person “completes you,” and if you have a shot at being in a happy relationship chances are that increases if you are happy yourself.
If you have love take care of it, if you don’t yet it will find you, and I wish all of you great health, happiness, and peace.
Source: gabbydaily.com
Quoted: http://www.hybridmom.com/articles/family-parenting/marriage-divorce/19-keys-happy-relationship?page=1
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Top 8 Things that Will Ruin Your Relationship
Top 8 Things that Will Ruin Your Relationship
Written By: Dr. Patty Ann Tublin
1. Money: #1 issue couples fight about – money
- Money is valued differently – one is a “saver” the other a “spender”
- Money represents different things for each person in the relationship – know the differences and respect them. Your partner’s view is not “stupid” or “ridiculous”
- Communicate your individual attitudes and values about money to each other
- Keep money in its proper perspective in your relationship – money represents a commodity – not love
2. Lack of Effective Communication
- Just because we have said something doesn’t mean we have communicated anything
- The SINGLE biggest issue with communication – the false belief or impression that it has taken place
- Must have “active listening” for effective communication, i.e., the ability to listen to what your partner has to say without your own “hidden agenda”
- Choose words carefully and with sensitivity – the more emotionally charged the topic of discussion- the more important it is to do this
3. Commitment
- Lack of commitment to the value of yourself
- Lack of commitment to your partner
- Lack of real commitment to your relationship
- Are you committed enough to all of the above to do what it takes to make your relationship work?
- Do you provide the level of commitment to your partner that you are asking from them?
4. Failure to Prioritize Relationship
- Do you put the time and effort required that shows your relationship is the most important thing in your life?
- Schedule date night/ mornings/afternoon – anytime that is exclusively committed to your relationship – no interruptions/no excuses
5. Technology
- Keeps up connected 24/7 to everyone and everything- to the point of distraction when we are with our partner
- Designated a “no- technology” zone home in your home or leave your iphone in your car while out to dinner
6. Multi-tasking
- We are never giving our relationship the undivided attention it requires
- We are talking with our partner while on the computer or while texting or im- ing or taking care of the kids, etc
- No exclusivity
7. Children
- The inmates should not be running the insane asylum (LOL!!)
- The health of the family and the health of the children is predicated upon the health of the parent’s relationship
- Greatest gift you can give your children is for their parents’ to love and respect each other – unequivocally!
8. Extended Families
- Inappropriate boundaries
- In-laws “telling” grown children how to behave with each other/ how to parent/giving guilt trips because they do not see them “enough”.
Dr. Patty Ann is a world-renowned relationship expert and a licensed psychotherapist who has helped hundreds of people learn how to increase romance and happiness in their relationships. She has a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, a Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work, a Master’s Degree in Nursing, and is a Registered Nurse. Dr. Patty Ann writes a weekly relationship advice ezine called “Two Hearts Beating As One™” and a relationship advice blog at drpattyann.com/blog. Dr. Patty Ann has been happily married for 25 years while raising four children together with her husband.
Quoted: http://www.hybridmom.com/articles/family-parenting/marriage-divorce/top-8-things-will-ruin-your-relationship?page=2
Written By: Dr. Patty Ann Tublin
1. Money: #1 issue couples fight about – money
- Money is valued differently – one is a “saver” the other a “spender”
- Money represents different things for each person in the relationship – know the differences and respect them. Your partner’s view is not “stupid” or “ridiculous”
- Communicate your individual attitudes and values about money to each other
- Keep money in its proper perspective in your relationship – money represents a commodity – not love
2. Lack of Effective Communication
- Just because we have said something doesn’t mean we have communicated anything
- The SINGLE biggest issue with communication – the false belief or impression that it has taken place
- Must have “active listening” for effective communication, i.e., the ability to listen to what your partner has to say without your own “hidden agenda”
- Choose words carefully and with sensitivity – the more emotionally charged the topic of discussion- the more important it is to do this
3. Commitment
- Lack of commitment to the value of yourself
- Lack of commitment to your partner
- Lack of real commitment to your relationship
- Are you committed enough to all of the above to do what it takes to make your relationship work?
- Do you provide the level of commitment to your partner that you are asking from them?
4. Failure to Prioritize Relationship
- Do you put the time and effort required that shows your relationship is the most important thing in your life?
- Schedule date night/ mornings/afternoon – anytime that is exclusively committed to your relationship – no interruptions/no excuses
5. Technology
- Keeps up connected 24/7 to everyone and everything- to the point of distraction when we are with our partner
- Designated a “no- technology” zone home in your home or leave your iphone in your car while out to dinner
6. Multi-tasking
- We are never giving our relationship the undivided attention it requires
- We are talking with our partner while on the computer or while texting or im- ing or taking care of the kids, etc
- No exclusivity
7. Children
- The inmates should not be running the insane asylum (LOL!!)
- The health of the family and the health of the children is predicated upon the health of the parent’s relationship
- Greatest gift you can give your children is for their parents’ to love and respect each other – unequivocally!
8. Extended Families
- Inappropriate boundaries
- In-laws “telling” grown children how to behave with each other/ how to parent/giving guilt trips because they do not see them “enough”.
Dr. Patty Ann is a world-renowned relationship expert and a licensed psychotherapist who has helped hundreds of people learn how to increase romance and happiness in their relationships. She has a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, a Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work, a Master’s Degree in Nursing, and is a Registered Nurse. Dr. Patty Ann writes a weekly relationship advice ezine called “Two Hearts Beating As One™” and a relationship advice blog at drpattyann.com/blog. Dr. Patty Ann has been happily married for 25 years while raising four children together with her husband.
Quoted: http://www.hybridmom.com/articles/family-parenting/marriage-divorce/top-8-things-will-ruin-your-relationship?page=2
10 Reasons Couples Therapy May Not Work For You.
10 Reasons Couples Therapy May Not Work For You.
by HybridMom, on Fri Feb 18, 2011 6:34am PST
Couples come in every week for therapy. Many come in with expectations of gaining insight, some are dragged in by their spouses, and some come in out of frustration and wanting out of a bad marriage. The reasons that bring people in are not as important as the couple’s attitude. If couples see their marriage as a work in progress and come to therapy to work past difficulties, they usually will be successful. Therapy is expensive and can be a waste of time. It can also be the single best thing you ever did for your relationship. When a marriage or a person is in psychological distress, the friend with the best intentions will usually say, “Why don’t you go see a therapist?” The friend is saying this because they love their friend, and they don’t know what else to say or advise their friend to do. There are times when a couple should not go to therapy; sometimes therapy may be counterproductive, putting the couple in financial distress and deeper frustration that nothing is going to change.
If you are experiencing any of these, therapy may be a greater strain than beneficial:
1. If you are only going to therapy to say you did it. A spouse who already has a new significant other and wants to ease their guilt by saying they went to therapy should save their money. They will need it in court.
2. Couples who are trying to fool the therapist. If you pay therapists to listen to your story, but the story isn’t true, I am not sure who is wasting their time more.
Knowing When To Let Go of a Marriage
3. If you or your partner hates the therapist, it may make you less successful with therapy. Keep shopping until you find one you both are comfortable with and respect.
4. If you go to therapy and engage, but don’t do your assignments, you won’t be successful long term. The assignments are part of the process. It leads to better understanding of yourself and your partner.
5. If you don’t prioritize the therapy and schedule it in to your life, then you will miss appointments. We choose what is valuable by our actions. You are telling your spouse and therapist that this isn’t important. Why continue to waste your money?
Top 8 Things that Will Ruin Your Relationship
6. If you are inflexible with your thinking and unwilling to make changes, you are wasting your money with therapy. Therapy is all about changing one’s self. If you think you are perfect and don’t need to make changes, then therapy most likely will not be effective.
7. If you don’t believe in therapy or you think its voodoo, most likely it will not work for yu. Couples must embrace the therapy and believe it will help them restore communication.
8. If you have a girlfriend or boyfriend and are in marital therapy with your spouse, get rid of the girlfriend/boyfriend first. Otherwise therapy will not be successful.
Clues Your Man Is Cheating
9. If you go to therapy, but let your spouse do all the talking, therapy most likely will not be successful. The therapist needs to hear from both of you about how you feel. If you have difficulty expressing yourself with words, ask the therapist if you can write what you want to say. The therapist wants to help you communicate. They don’t care if you talk, write, or act out your emotions.
What Happens When Your Man Disappoints You?
10. If you have great difficulty laughing at yourself, therapy is going to be very difficult. You may still be successful, but it won’t be as enjoyable.
Therapy is one of the greatest opportunities a couple can venture into. It offers an atmosphere of complete honesty, confidentiality, and openness. Where else can you go and talk candidly about you as a couple and get objective guidance? Just remember therapists cannot read your mind. When a therapist joins your marriage team, you should feel supported enough to take risks. You should be able to be totally open and honest with your partner with the intention of creating the best marriage possible.
Quoted: http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/sex/10-reasons-couples-therapy-may-not-work-for-you-2455644/
by HybridMom, on Fri Feb 18, 2011 6:34am PST
Couples come in every week for therapy. Many come in with expectations of gaining insight, some are dragged in by their spouses, and some come in out of frustration and wanting out of a bad marriage. The reasons that bring people in are not as important as the couple’s attitude. If couples see their marriage as a work in progress and come to therapy to work past difficulties, they usually will be successful. Therapy is expensive and can be a waste of time. It can also be the single best thing you ever did for your relationship. When a marriage or a person is in psychological distress, the friend with the best intentions will usually say, “Why don’t you go see a therapist?” The friend is saying this because they love their friend, and they don’t know what else to say or advise their friend to do. There are times when a couple should not go to therapy; sometimes therapy may be counterproductive, putting the couple in financial distress and deeper frustration that nothing is going to change.
If you are experiencing any of these, therapy may be a greater strain than beneficial:
1. If you are only going to therapy to say you did it. A spouse who already has a new significant other and wants to ease their guilt by saying they went to therapy should save their money. They will need it in court.
2. Couples who are trying to fool the therapist. If you pay therapists to listen to your story, but the story isn’t true, I am not sure who is wasting their time more.
Knowing When To Let Go of a Marriage
3. If you or your partner hates the therapist, it may make you less successful with therapy. Keep shopping until you find one you both are comfortable with and respect.
4. If you go to therapy and engage, but don’t do your assignments, you won’t be successful long term. The assignments are part of the process. It leads to better understanding of yourself and your partner.
5. If you don’t prioritize the therapy and schedule it in to your life, then you will miss appointments. We choose what is valuable by our actions. You are telling your spouse and therapist that this isn’t important. Why continue to waste your money?
Top 8 Things that Will Ruin Your Relationship
6. If you are inflexible with your thinking and unwilling to make changes, you are wasting your money with therapy. Therapy is all about changing one’s self. If you think you are perfect and don’t need to make changes, then therapy most likely will not be effective.
7. If you don’t believe in therapy or you think its voodoo, most likely it will not work for yu. Couples must embrace the therapy and believe it will help them restore communication.
8. If you have a girlfriend or boyfriend and are in marital therapy with your spouse, get rid of the girlfriend/boyfriend first. Otherwise therapy will not be successful.
Clues Your Man Is Cheating
9. If you go to therapy, but let your spouse do all the talking, therapy most likely will not be successful. The therapist needs to hear from both of you about how you feel. If you have difficulty expressing yourself with words, ask the therapist if you can write what you want to say. The therapist wants to help you communicate. They don’t care if you talk, write, or act out your emotions.
What Happens When Your Man Disappoints You?
10. If you have great difficulty laughing at yourself, therapy is going to be very difficult. You may still be successful, but it won’t be as enjoyable.
Therapy is one of the greatest opportunities a couple can venture into. It offers an atmosphere of complete honesty, confidentiality, and openness. Where else can you go and talk candidly about you as a couple and get objective guidance? Just remember therapists cannot read your mind. When a therapist joins your marriage team, you should feel supported enough to take risks. You should be able to be totally open and honest with your partner with the intention of creating the best marriage possible.
Quoted: http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/sex/10-reasons-couples-therapy-may-not-work-for-you-2455644/
4 Mistakes Everyone Makes When Fighting Ab Flab
4 Mistakes Everyone Makes When Fighting Ab Flab
By Lucy Danziger and the staff at SELF
Feb 17, 2011
There are a lot of things you can do to help melt stubborn belly fat that probably won't come as a surprise to you—you know, the typical cut-calories, get-regular-cardiovascular-exercise type of advice. But what you don't do can be just as key to finally achieving that firm, flat tummy. Get to know these sneaky belly bulgers so you can steer clear of them and trim inches off your waistline fast.
Parking in front of the TV
The occasional DVR-athon can be just what the doctor ordered, but people who tuned in for two or more hours daily had weaker ab and back muscles (by up to 10 percent) than those who viewed less than two hours, regardless of their overall activity level, researchers from the University of Oulu note. An hour of tube time is fine, especially if it motivates you to hit the gym. Schedule your workout to coincide with your favorite dramedy or reality show, and then tune in while you log some miles on the treadmill, elliptical or stationary bike.
Stressing out
Feeling frazzled and frantic? Increased levels of the stress hormone cortisol, a result of chronic worry, lead to excess stomach fat, research shows. To de-stress and weigh much less, learn to breathe. When you're on edge (or feel like you're about to be), slowly inhale through your nose, counting to four. Then exhale from your mouth for a count of eight. Repeat until refreshed.
Diving into that darn bread basket!
Those fluffy white rolls? They're your flat-ab foe! When staring down a breadbasket, check its contents before digging in. If you see whole grains, go for it—in fact, feel free to enjoy 3 ounces a day. (One slice of whole-wheat bread or 1/2 cup of cooked brown rice are each 1 ounce.) Dieters who did so lost more stomach fat than those who merely cut calories and ate refined grains, a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reveals.
Munching late-night
I like dessert as much as the next gal, but if you're trying to tighten up your tummy, it's best to pass up that scoop of mint chocolate chip ice cream and all other P.M. snacks. Your body may not burn nighttime nibbles as efficiently as it does those you eat during the day, a study of high-fat diets in the journal Obesity finds. Declare "last call" two hours before bed. "If you're really hungry, have a 150-calorie snack," says SELF contributing expert Janis Jibrin, R.D. If not, sip tea, cut the lights and bid farewell to the fridge until morning.
Quoted: http://health.yahoo.net/experts/healthieryou/4-mistakes-everyone-makes-when-fighting-ab-flab
By Lucy Danziger and the staff at SELF
Feb 17, 2011
There are a lot of things you can do to help melt stubborn belly fat that probably won't come as a surprise to you—you know, the typical cut-calories, get-regular-cardiovascular-exercise type of advice. But what you don't do can be just as key to finally achieving that firm, flat tummy. Get to know these sneaky belly bulgers so you can steer clear of them and trim inches off your waistline fast.
Parking in front of the TV
The occasional DVR-athon can be just what the doctor ordered, but people who tuned in for two or more hours daily had weaker ab and back muscles (by up to 10 percent) than those who viewed less than two hours, regardless of their overall activity level, researchers from the University of Oulu note. An hour of tube time is fine, especially if it motivates you to hit the gym. Schedule your workout to coincide with your favorite dramedy or reality show, and then tune in while you log some miles on the treadmill, elliptical or stationary bike.
Stressing out
Feeling frazzled and frantic? Increased levels of the stress hormone cortisol, a result of chronic worry, lead to excess stomach fat, research shows. To de-stress and weigh much less, learn to breathe. When you're on edge (or feel like you're about to be), slowly inhale through your nose, counting to four. Then exhale from your mouth for a count of eight. Repeat until refreshed.
Diving into that darn bread basket!
Those fluffy white rolls? They're your flat-ab foe! When staring down a breadbasket, check its contents before digging in. If you see whole grains, go for it—in fact, feel free to enjoy 3 ounces a day. (One slice of whole-wheat bread or 1/2 cup of cooked brown rice are each 1 ounce.) Dieters who did so lost more stomach fat than those who merely cut calories and ate refined grains, a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reveals.
Munching late-night
I like dessert as much as the next gal, but if you're trying to tighten up your tummy, it's best to pass up that scoop of mint chocolate chip ice cream and all other P.M. snacks. Your body may not burn nighttime nibbles as efficiently as it does those you eat during the day, a study of high-fat diets in the journal Obesity finds. Declare "last call" two hours before bed. "If you're really hungry, have a 150-calorie snack," says SELF contributing expert Janis Jibrin, R.D. If not, sip tea, cut the lights and bid farewell to the fridge until morning.
Quoted: http://health.yahoo.net/experts/healthieryou/4-mistakes-everyone-makes-when-fighting-ab-flab
‘Boss, I’m stressed because…’
‘Boss, I’m stressed because…’
By Alicia Wong – February 23rd, 2011
A survey identifies the top seven ways people get stressed out before they even reach the office. (Photo: AFP)
You rush out of the house hoping to clear the ERP gantry before the charges go up, but along the way you find yourself stuck behind a driver who’s travelling at 70 km/hour on the first lane of the expressway.
By the time you reach the office, you are seething at the road hog and the other driver who recklessly cut into your lane.
Sound familiar?
A survey by workplace solutions provider Regus identified the top seven occurrences that cause people in Singapore the most stress on the way to work.
Topping the list: bad and dangerous drivers.
The average one-way commute takes 32 minutes in Singapore and two in 10 commuters take more than 45 minutes. “Yet the time taken to commute is less of an issue than the commuting experience,” observed Regus.
Other travel-related causes of stress include delays and services interruptions, other commuters’ body odour and people who talk too loudly on their mobile phones.
The data are part of Regus’ Global Business Survey, which draws from interviews of over 10,000 respondents worldwide through email and online surveys. The respondents are representative of senior managers and business owners.
For director Jay Tan, 27, taxi drivers who refuse to give way on the road and cars that hog the fast lane used to make him furious.
But now he tries to adopt a calmer attitude. “I’ll just smile and forget about it,” he said.
Ms Catherine Chong, 28, who takes the bus to work, shared, “People who stink on the bus stress me out… I feel like I need a shower myself (after reaching work).”
She either moves away or tries to breathe through a wet tissue. “At least there’s some kind of fragrance to mask the stench,” said the researcher.
Her other pet peeves include a “jerky bus” and “loud-mouthed passengers”.
Engineer Kevin Chan, 32, describes his short drive to work as smooth, except for the occasional traffic jam.
To help employees reduce their commuting stress so they can be more productive at work, Regus suggested employers introduce flexible working locations and hours.
“Travelling to a work location closer to home, especially outside of peak hours, is often the best way to avoid theses stresses for a happier, calmer and ultimately more fruitful day’s work,” said Regus vice president of Southeat Asia and Australia and New Zealand William Willems.
Singapore’s “seven deadly sins” of commuting:
1.Bad/dangerous drivers
2.Delays and service interruptions
3.Other commuters’ body odour or bad breath or smelly food
4.People talking too loudly on their mobile phones
5.Rude behaviour from other passengers
6.Road rage
7.Lack of information from service providers, such as information on routes, schedules and delays
What are your pet peeves?
Quoted: http://sg.yfittopostblog.com/2011/02/23/boss-im-stressed-because/
By Alicia Wong – February 23rd, 2011
A survey identifies the top seven ways people get stressed out before they even reach the office. (Photo: AFP)
You rush out of the house hoping to clear the ERP gantry before the charges go up, but along the way you find yourself stuck behind a driver who’s travelling at 70 km/hour on the first lane of the expressway.
By the time you reach the office, you are seething at the road hog and the other driver who recklessly cut into your lane.
Sound familiar?
A survey by workplace solutions provider Regus identified the top seven occurrences that cause people in Singapore the most stress on the way to work.
Topping the list: bad and dangerous drivers.
The average one-way commute takes 32 minutes in Singapore and two in 10 commuters take more than 45 minutes. “Yet the time taken to commute is less of an issue than the commuting experience,” observed Regus.
Other travel-related causes of stress include delays and services interruptions, other commuters’ body odour and people who talk too loudly on their mobile phones.
The data are part of Regus’ Global Business Survey, which draws from interviews of over 10,000 respondents worldwide through email and online surveys. The respondents are representative of senior managers and business owners.
For director Jay Tan, 27, taxi drivers who refuse to give way on the road and cars that hog the fast lane used to make him furious.
But now he tries to adopt a calmer attitude. “I’ll just smile and forget about it,” he said.
Ms Catherine Chong, 28, who takes the bus to work, shared, “People who stink on the bus stress me out… I feel like I need a shower myself (after reaching work).”
She either moves away or tries to breathe through a wet tissue. “At least there’s some kind of fragrance to mask the stench,” said the researcher.
Her other pet peeves include a “jerky bus” and “loud-mouthed passengers”.
Engineer Kevin Chan, 32, describes his short drive to work as smooth, except for the occasional traffic jam.
To help employees reduce their commuting stress so they can be more productive at work, Regus suggested employers introduce flexible working locations and hours.
“Travelling to a work location closer to home, especially outside of peak hours, is often the best way to avoid theses stresses for a happier, calmer and ultimately more fruitful day’s work,” said Regus vice president of Southeat Asia and Australia and New Zealand William Willems.
Singapore’s “seven deadly sins” of commuting:
1.Bad/dangerous drivers
2.Delays and service interruptions
3.Other commuters’ body odour or bad breath or smelly food
4.People talking too loudly on their mobile phones
5.Rude behaviour from other passengers
6.Road rage
7.Lack of information from service providers, such as information on routes, schedules and delays
What are your pet peeves?
Quoted: http://sg.yfittopostblog.com/2011/02/23/boss-im-stressed-because/
All Things Are Possible
When you are walking with Christ and in His will, there is nothing that is impossible for you. The confidence that you can do all things comes with the stipulation that it is only through Christ who strengthens you to accomplish what He has appointed for you to do. There is nothing that the Lord cannot do.
Nothing can baffle His wisdom, nothing can impede His power, nothing can prevent the outworking of His eternal purpose. The context is speaking of the difficulty of a rich man entering the kingdom. But God can change the heart of a miser, incline the will of the covetous. No sinner is beyond the reach of His grace.
God's grace is also the power of God. It is by this power that we can proclaim that His grace is sufficient for every person and every need. If God has placed a task before you and He desires your obedience, remember that He will not ask you to do something that He will not help you accomplish.
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Nothing can baffle His wisdom, nothing can impede His power, nothing can prevent the outworking of His eternal purpose. The context is speaking of the difficulty of a rich man entering the kingdom. But God can change the heart of a miser, incline the will of the covetous. No sinner is beyond the reach of His grace.
God's grace is also the power of God. It is by this power that we can proclaim that His grace is sufficient for every person and every need. If God has placed a task before you and He desires your obedience, remember that He will not ask you to do something that He will not help you accomplish.
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