By April Masini
March 26, 2007 (Posted at 9:52 am)
What they are:
Arguments are when people disagree and make their disagreements vocal or written or express them in some way that involves engagement.
Why people have them:
Arguments are a way of engagement. People argue because they want to connect. They want their opinion heard by the person they’re arguing with or by someone who will overhear […]
By April Masini
March 25, 2007 (Posted at 7:38 pm)
Technology is here to stay, and one of the benefits of technology is telecommuting. There are various ways for employees to telecommute. One way is total telecommuting, where employees and employers only communicate by computer and telephone. The other way is partial telecommuting which gives employees the opportunity to work in an office a percentage […]
By April Masini
March 25, 2007 (Posted at 7:26 pm)
Anger affects intimate and family relationships negatively when it is expressed as violence or when it is not expressed. In between those two extremes are lots of healthy ways to express anger. Anger is usually a secondary emotion masking fear of losing something or losing control. Most people expressing anger are not aware that their […]
By April Masini
March 25, 2007 (Posted at 10:17 am)
Art is the expression of some inner self. Whether a person is abled or disabled, the process of artistic expression is pretty much the same. A person uses a medium to express feelings. In true art, there is no such thing as being disabled, and whether a person is handicapped, fully functioning, imprisoned, abused or […]
By April Masini
March 25, 2007 (Posted at 9:50 am)
Grandparents are traveling more with their grandkids, but what is really a trend among my readers is multi-generational vacations where grandparents, adult children and grandkids all convene for a vacation together. Grandparents live longer, and parents wait longer to have their children, and that means grandparents have different physical needs and requirements from the adult […]
By April Masini
March 24, 2007 (Posted at 10:14 am)
Three Tips for Renewing Your Wedding Vows:
* Consider the audience. If you’re having a celebration with other people invited, you will want to keep it shorter and sweeter rather than longer and more boring. If it’s just the two of you go on for hours if you’d like, but even then — remember your audience […]
By April Masini
March 24, 2007 (Posted at 9:44 am)
Behavior modification is the way to change behavior without using drugs and chemicals. It’s a simple way to change behavior by understanding what makes people do things, and what they like as a reward, and what they dislike as a punishment. It’s used when training children — and animals. It works on adults, too.
If you […]
By April Masini
March 24, 2007 (Posted at 9:40 am)
There is a direct link between instant gratification and impulsiveness. People who are impulsive do not take time to look at the whole picture, and they often do not make wise decisions.
There is a middle ground that most of us fall into, and that is those people who fall victim to their cravings for ice […]
By April Masini
March 24, 2007 (Posted at 9:38 am)
Online dating is here to stay. It’s not going anywhere. Singles – whether they’re “organic singles†or newly single after a divorce — are more enterprising than ever because they have businesses, jobs, children, ex-es, parents living longer and therefore in their lives more, and family more spread out across the country and the globe. […]
By April Masini
March 23, 2007 (Posted at 7:16 pm)
Blushing is a physiological reaction to stress that is sometimes accompanied by sweating in the hands and face. Sensitive people don’t contain their emotions, and they show their emotions through their bodies. When people who are sensitive are exposed to stress, their body experiences a type of “fight or flight” reaction. Their body releases extra […]