Going Home Again: Family Communication Tips for Adults

You're an adult now - really you are!Your employer thinks you're an adult. Your friends have no doubts about your age and adulthood. You pay your bills, maintain a busy calendar, negotiate your rent or mortgage, and accomplish other "adult" tasks. And - most of the time - you actually believe you are an adult...

Then the phone rings, there's a knock at the dooror you are in the process of honorably fulfilling...

The term ‘locus of control’ refers to whether you feel your life is controlled by you or by forces outside yourself.

If you have anexternal locus of control, you believe your destiny is mostly controlled by external forces such as luck, God, the gods, or fate. Whether you lose the weight or make a brilliant investment depends on practically everything under the sun – except you. This isn't a good success strategy.

If you have aninternal locus of control,...

Anger strikes everyone at some time or another. How we respond to anger, however, can mean the difference between a healthy approach to problem solving and a violent, uncontrolled reaction that can hurt not only yourself, but those around you.

Definition of Anger

While anger as an emotion is difficult to describe, it does have a definition, provided by psychologists and therapists. From irritation to rage to intense, uncontrollable fury, anger runs through a gamut...

With the constant evolution of our society, we are under more and more pressure to do more in less time with less resources. More and more people are feeling a loss of control over their lives and are becoming more and more stressed by this.

Stress has become something that too many people have become accustomed to living with every day. Once stress was a rare occurrence, but with modern pressures, it is increasingly becoming a daily concern.
As stress is often caused by the...

It's that time of year again. The shops are hanging out their decorations with care in hopes, no really it's because St. Nick is almost here! It seems like every year stress is a main ingredient during the holidays. With Thanksgiving here and Christmas not far off, most of us say the same thing to ourselves: This is the year I will shop early so I can avoid last minute shopping. I will begin the holiday season fully relaxed and enjoy it!

Yet every year time seems to slip away and...

Taking time to relax is vital to counteract the injurious effects of chronic stress on the body. Through the use of relaxation techniques, one can begin to reverse this cumulative, detrimental process, and engage the body's tremendous potential for self-healing.

Herbert Benson, M.D., Harvard Professor and stress reduction specialist, first coined the phrase "Relaxation Response" in the early 1970s to describe the physiological and mental modifications that take...

We all know that God is Omnipresent and Omnipotent, that God is present everywhere and in all times. We all agree unanimously on this fact and appreciate the fact too. On the backdrop of this fact, another reality also pops up. And that is if God is everywhere, then he is also in me, right here, right now and in all of us. And this very body is a divine temple where the God exists in his full glory.

So, if I am on the lookout for God, would it not be a good idea to start seeking...

“When we played softball, I'd steal second base, feel guilty and go back.” - Woody Allen

I just fell out laughing when I read this quote because it so relates to life. So, how many times have you felt guilty and gone back?  Or better yet, how many times has feeling guilty cost you time and money in your business?

Last week I mentioned in my article,“Are Your Boundaries Set in Sand or Stone?”that my Mom was a...

Stress is simply unavoidable, especially in today's world where there is a cutthroat competition in every field you come across. In addition, the responsibilities have increased and today, we need to meet deadlines for multiple tasks. Even medical health experts believe that in order to learn how to relieve stress, you should have some therapies, medications and outings that can soothe your brain and calm down your aggression.

If you want to learn how to relieve stress,...

The simple answer to this question is because it is not worth to remain moody or sad. An answer based on biological observations would be happiness trigger the production of vital hormones in the body that is crucial for overall health and metabolism. Another worthy reply to this query is happiness brings in a positive and stable mental frame of mind. But, whichever concept you endorse upon, one aspect is quite clear, being happy is many times more worthy than letting the negative...