If you think you can have a love relationship with conflict, think again. The real key to lasting relationships is the ability to deal with disagreements and conflicts. That's because no matter who you are, nor how much you are in love, in time there will be disagreements. The key is to not allow trivial disagreements and minor conflicts to escalate into something that results in hurt feelings or serious anger. How do you do prevent disagreements getting out of … [Read more...]
Turn the Tables on Negative Thoughts
Negative thoughts can undermine our happiness and damage our self-esteem. You know it and I know it. Destructive, negative thoughts can begin when you least expect them, and once negative thinking begins it can be particularly hard to stop it. Traditional advice on dealing with negative thinking is to "forget about it", to suppress those unwanted thoughts. Some people advocate to try and replace negative thoughts with positive ones, which is just an effort to … [Read more...]