5 Helpful Tips to Live in Accord with Your Other Half What do you mean my other half? No, it's really not your other half. But it sure feels like it when you're in an intimate relationship living with a spouse, a roommate, a friend, or a partner. Relationships can be trying at times and tempers may... ( added 10 hours 7 minutes ago.)

7 Important Components for Living a Balanced Life Living a balanced life when your schedule is full of things to do can be quite challenging. But with dedication to your well-being, a balanced life can be achieved. There are several components to this aspect, but following are just seven of the... ( added 6 days 8 hours ago.)

Should You Register Your Written Work? So, there you are. Your article or book is complete and you are proud of your hard work. You look at your computer screen and get ready to print. Your work is excellent! But as you look at your work you think about where it is going, you may... ( added 29 days 9 hours ago.)

5 Ways to Optimize Communication with an Elderly Stranger Have you ever turned to an elderly person just to be friendly and say Hi' then next thing you know you're engaged in a one sided conversation? Sometimes when you meet an elderly person you may feel bad or guilty as you walk away because you just... ( added 111 days 19 hours ago.)

5 Ways to Build Your 12-Step Support Network Now that you are involved in a 12-Step program of recovery for your addiction, whether alcohol, drugs, gambling, over-eating, sexual, etc., it is very important to have a network that will support your goal to succeed. Following are five ways that... ( added 111 days 19 hours ago.)

3 Proofs That Recovery Is A Process Some people like to believe that because they have abstained from their addiction for a while, they are cured and no longer need to continue working on their recovery. However, here's proof that recovery is really a process. When it comes to... ( added 111 days 19 hours ago.)

Reaching Out for Help: 6 Steps Think about it, as humans no one is exempt from problems in our lives, yet some of us need more coping skills than others. If you are struggling with a weight problem whether losing or gaining, wanting to quit smoking or drinking, feeling ugly... ( added 138 days 10 hours ago.)

Arrange Your Thoughts to Work for You: 8 Helpful Hints Your thoughts can wreak havoc in your daily life, but realistically, only if you let them. You can actually take hold of those thoughts and put them in their place. Here are a few hints on how you can arrange those thoughts yourself. Eight... ( added 138 days 10 hours ago.)

5 Tell-Tale Signs That Youre Enjoying Your Life Every now and then you come across an individual that just glows with the essence of loving life and are enjoying every moment of it. It makes you wonder how they do it. Following are some tell-tale signs that you might be doing the same thing... ( added 138 days 10 hours ago.)

10 Creative Ways to Bond a Friendship Male or female friendships are valuable and sometimes friendships can be taken for granted. Fortunately, there are some things you can do to bond that friendship. Following are just ten creative ways to do just that. Ten Creative Ways to Bond a... ( added 138 days 10 hours ago.)

Yoga Practice: Most Common Types There are different types of yoga and there are varied reasons why people learn the practice of yoga. Yoga is a Hindu discipline that promotes spiritual unity with a Supreme Being through a system of rituals and body postures. Following is a short... ( added 138 days 10 hours ago.)

Healthy Self-Esteem versus Over Confidence Have you been practicing some new positive self esteem statements or behaviors lately? Be advised that others are watching you. You may have been struggling with your self esteem for years and years, and when you start practicing some empowering... ( added 156 days 4 hours ago.)

Looking for Affirmations? Try Some of These on for Size Going from negative self talk to positive affirmations can seem insurmountable, especially when you feel you don't deserve the happiness, the peace, the successes, or the love you want. When you've lived with negative self talk all your life... ( added 156 days 4 hours ago.)

Heads Up: 12 Popular Acronyms Used in Recovery Circles Acronyms can be fun to use and are an easy way to remember concepts and short sayings. But, what is an acronym? An acronym is a word created by using the first initial in a string of words. Used in the strictest sense, it must create a word. The... ( added 156 days 4 hours ago.)

Are You Experiencing Alcoholic Tendencies? 10 Answers Will Tell For some people there is absolutely nothing wrong with having a social drink now then with a few friends and on special occasions, but unfortunately for some people the joy of having a few drinks turns into a habit. Once it becomes a habit then it... ( added 156 days 4 hours ago.)

10 Inner Agreements with Yourself to Diffuse an Argument Life would certainly be a lot happier if we could avoid an argument altogether. But then, we'd never have the opportunity to practice some well-meaning principles that have the power to makes us a better person. Ten Inner Agreements to Diffuse an... ( added 156 days 4 hours ago.)

Deal with These 6 Writing Distractions, Before They Become Hindrances Distractions of many kinds can hinder a writer's creativity, and keeping those hindrances at bay can be a real challenge. Following are just six of the most commons distraction that may cause you, the writer, to be sidetracked from your writing.... ( added 157 days 6 hours ago.)

Clear These 6 Obstacles and Have a Productive Writing Session Okay, so you're all set to start on your writing assignment, you feel you've got everything you need to sit down and write. Then it happens, a few minutes into your writing session you are seriously distracted and you become frustrated because... ( added 157 days 6 hours ago.)

4 Disadvantages of Being a Generalist Writer Does being a generalist freelance writer have disadvantages? Yes it does, and in helping you decide which one you would like to go into, here are a few disadvantages to think about. 1. You are not looked upon as an "expert" in your topic: As a... ( added 157 days 6 hours ago.)

3 Common Fears: 3 Common Solutions for New Writers As new writers begin to test the waters in the writing field, some are actually being hindered by their own fears. Is fear holding you back from submitting your written work? Are you holding on to some valuable information that could benefit... ( added 157 days 6 hours ago.)

Your Literary Works: Defend or Accept Criticism Well, there you are with your best written work staring back at you as you get ready to submit it. The spelling and grammar is correct, the punctuation is in the right places, the message is clear, your word count is right on target, and you're... ( added 191 days 15 hours ago.)

Report versus Story: But Can They Mix? Generally speaking, people read reports for gaining information, and read stories to relate to an experience, whether real or imagined. You probably don't like the idea of having to write a report as it can seem right out dull and boring, maybe... ( added 191 days 15 hours ago.)

10 Positive Approaches to Your Friends Same Old Problem Friendships can be a lot of fun when things are going honky-dory on both ends, but what about when one keeps coming up with the same old problem over and over and over again? It may strain the relationship. You may feel like, oh no, here we go... ( added 191 days 15 hours ago.)

4 Tips for Better Writing Results For a freelance writer, sometimes things can get a little overwhelming, and in this field it's feast or famine, sometimes writing projects are just oozing out of the woodwork, other times you wonder if anyone even knows you have a writing... ( added 196 days 12 hours ago.)

Stop Whining and Do Something: Miracles Still Happen Do you find yourself whining about your appearance? Oh, come on, be honest. Do you whine about your job, your skills, or even your weight? Well, I just have to tell you that whining isn't all that bad. If you listen to yourself, sometimes you can... ( added 196 days 12 hours ago.)