If you find that being needed is more important to you than being loved, if you've been exposing yourself or others to emotional violence, if you are the victim (or the perpetrator) of domestic abuse - it's time for your suffering to end.

Issues with codependency, emotional violence, and domestic abuse are often produced early in life when a child's upbringing includes influences that hindered their personal development. It is not their fault that this problem arose; but it...

Our self-esteem is the internal knowledge that we are capable of handling anything that life throws at us. Self-esteem is a feeling of self-worth and an understanding that we are capable human beings that are strong and resilient. People with a high level of self esteem are confident in their abilities; handle stress and problems well and are able to hold their heads up high and feel good about them even when they screw up.

People with low self-esteem are the complete...

I remember years ago when I was first interviewed by a writer about the Goldendoodle dog and shedding/allergy issues and the fact that the writer misquoted me just a bit in the article that was featured on WebMD.
As it turns out, my second interview with another writer, Vera Lawlor, continues the problem with being misquoted. I am sure it is not easy to remember everthing someone says during an interview, but that's what a tape recorder is for.

Quite a few years ago, one...

The desktop computer has become just another appliance you use every day. Replacement sales--not first-time purchases--now drive the computer market. Fully loaded desktops selling for less than $800 are common, even among established brands.

WHAT'S AVAILABLE

There are dozens of companies vying to put a new desktop in your home. Dell, eMachines, Gateway, Hewlett-Packard (which merged with Compaq in 2002), IBM, and Sony all make machines that use Microsoft's dominant...

Purchasing a gift is not always easy especially it is for someone from a different culture. This article provides some interesting information if the gift is for a Chinese person.

As China is a big place with many provinces the culture can vary depending on which province the person comes from, but there are some general themes that can be followed to avoid embarrassment.

What you need to know?

To the Chinese, anything that brings prosperity, longevity...

Just like the cost of everything else, the cost of having a wedding is skyrocketing. This is no surprise o anyone who has been recently involved in a wedding, and it is certainly no surprise to someone who is currently involved, in any way, with a wedding. If you are looking for ways to cut costs, one of the best ways is to do so by using silk flowers instead of real flowers for your wedding.

Wedding flowers can start to get pricey, especially if you want to use roses, lilies, or...

One of the ideal ways to stay in shape and keep fit is through aquatic exercise. Exercising in the water is a great way to add resistance without the drawbacks of impact, and also to raise a heart rate for aerobic exercise, again without the resulting impacts that can be jarring and damaging to already fragile bones and ligaments. For this reason, water aerobics are ideal for those who may not be able to participate in more strenuous land based exercises with the resulting impacts, such...

Childhood years are the best times to learn. Somehow, a person’s comprehension is at its peak during childhood. Parents should take advantage of these learning years to ingrain the values of life in their children.

If you’re a parent, teach them positive habits so that they will know and see the beauty that life has to offer. Make them enthusiastic about life. Instill into their hearts and minds all the wonders and magnificence of being alive by living life to its...

Amnesty International, busy and involved in a lot of issues going on around the globe today, is also actively making efforts towards educating people about conflict diamonds and is dedicated in stopping the conflict diamond trade. Amnesty International does this by monitoring the events surrounding the diamond industry and the industry's efforts to make diamond trade more transparent. It also holds activities that foster awareness and that encourage buyers to actively participate in...

Fourth house
Graha (house); Vesma (home); Kshiti (land); Bandhu (felation); Matri (mother) ; Vehicle) ; Sukha (happoness); Ambu (water) ; Vidya (learning).

The fourth house of Indian astrology corresponds to the feminine sign cancer (kataka) ruled by Moon have therefore attributer the fourth house to the mother. Westerners however consider the fourth house for father which is not supported by the wise Hindu astrologer. The fourth house related to one's home residence,...