Relationships, Featured

Breakups Create Stress, but Positively Reshape Your Life

A breakup can be defined as a disruption, dissolution of connection, or separation of a mass into parts. Although breakups are often associated with relationship breakdowns, other examples include friendship breakups and the loss of a job. Breakups can have a dramatic impact on our bodies as well as our emotional state. Broken heart syndrome ...

Katrina Hicks

Young couple with relationship problems, standing on a beach with arms crossed facing away from each other.

Doing Something Nice for a Woman Doesn’t Make You a ‘Simp’

You must have heard the term ‘simp’ as this has become quite popular in popular culture. There are different connotations of the word. In the general dictionary, it is defined as “A man who puts himself in a submissive position under women hoping to win them over, without the women bringing anything to the table.” ...

Armin Auctor

Miltary husband hugging wife.

3 Key Principles All Relationships Need to Survive

There are many stories on the Internet that will tell you why your relationships are no good or how to meet your soul mate — this is not one of them. This is a story about what three things all relationships need, whether it’s a marriage, the relationships with your children, or friendships. Without these things, ...

Troy Oakes

Young man giving his girlfriend a piggyback ride on an autumn day.

7 Ways to Tell If a Friend Is Trustworthy

As the saying goes: “Rely on parents at home and friends when going out.”  Good friends have many positive effects on you, but identifying good friends is a life lesson. So how can you tell who is a trustworthy friend?  7 small ways to tell if a friend is trustworthy 1. Eyes  If a person ...

Raven Montmorency

Two men shake hands while a group of people stand and watch.

A Creditor Reincarnates to Collect a Debt

Stories of reincarnation have always been an intriguing topic. I’d like to share one about how a creditor reincarnates to collect a debt. Some years ago, when I was working in a county hospital, a young pregnant woman was admitted to the obstetrics ward. She was past her due date to deliver, but all her ...

Tatiana Denning

Pregnant woman having a blood pressure test.

12 Essential Skills Every Child Should Learn

Children’s grades at school will never be as important as learning such essential skills as how to be grateful and how to behave themselves. A Chinese proverb says: “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” So it’s better ...

Kathy McWilliams

A smiling boy with brown hair and brown eyes.

5 Ways to Nurture Children to Develop Gratitude

Parents can be selfless, but they must not allow their children to be selfish. As the old saying goes: “A drop of grace should be repaid with a spring of water.” Gratitude is the most basic cultivation of a human being. Let your child learn to care and help your child learn to be grateful, which is conducive ...

Helen London

Laughing father and son.

Father Uses Kindness and Compassion to Deal With Boy Bullying His Son

It is not uncommon for parents to come across incidents of bullying targeting their kids in schools. In most such instances, either the parents deal with the classmates bullying their child face to face or approach the school authorities for intervention. A majority of parents get angry when they find out their kids are being ...

Armin Auctor

Sad boy hugging his dad indoors.

Unstructured Play Outdoors Is Learning at Its Best

Having studied and worked in early childhood education for many years, as well as raising two kids of my own, I can attest that unstructured play outdoors is just about the richest of learning experiences. Its benefits keep on giving, well into adult life. It’s not just the physical sensory experiences of feeling the unique ...

Armin Auctor

Children playing outside.