In Life and Love, stay true to yourself. Never change who you are – nor sacrifice what you want – to become what someone else demands.
To be the best, you must be able to handle the worst.
Remona
Thought for the week….
Life is very interesting…some of our greatest pains become our greatest strengths.
You are never in the wrong place. Sometimes you are in the right place, looking at things the wrong way. When we change the way we look at things, the things we look at change.
Disagree without being disagreeable….
Life would be dull if everyone we knew saw the world as we do, and agreed with everything we think. Differences are what make life interesting. They can also cause misunderstanding and disputes and hurt feelings.
Here are a few ideas and tips to turn arguments and disagreements into agreements :
- Try to focus on what you need to reach an agreement and maintain the relationship, instead of focussing on what you are disagreeing about.
- Try to concentrate on your similarities, instead of your differences.
- Try to focus on moving towards a joint understanding and on what you need to do to prevent the problem or misunderstanding from occurring again.
- Try to set your sights or goal on something that both of you want, so instead of arguing, you will be searching together for a common goal or something you both want.
If having a good relationship is more important than being right, it’s worth spending a bit of time looking for common ground. Together you can get more done, and more pleasantly.
Thought for the week….
The more you work on achieving your goals, the less time you have to worry about why they won’t be accomplished.
It’s only when we get kicked down that we see what we are made of. It’s easy to be positive when everything is going well, but the heart of all great endeavour is the ability to stagger back to our feet and keep moving forward, however grim it gets.
Satisfaction in Family Life depends on where you focus…
Every family has struggles and various challenges. People who are happiest with their family life, have not got it because of luck – they’ve chosen to focus on the things they find satisfying.
Every day of a family’s existence, you will find something that would bother you and something that would delight you. Try and focus on the positive things around you, the experiences and situations that make you happy, and I can assure you that you will have the strength and the mindset to face and go through challenges.