Archive for August, 2008

How To Deal With Difficult People?

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Can you recall the last time you had to deal with a negative or difficult person? Or the last time someone said something with the intention of hurting you?

How did you handle it? What was the result? What can you do in the future to get through these situations with peace and grace?

No matter where we go, we will face people who are negative, people who oppose our ideas, people who piss us off or people who simply do not like us.

In these instinctual moments, we may lose track of our higher selves and become the human animal with an urge to protect ourselves when attacked. This too is natural.

However, we are the only animal blessed with intelligence and having the ability to control our responses. So how can we do that?

Why Bother Controlling Our Responses?

  • Hurting Ourselves The only person we hurt is ourselves. When we react to negativity, we are disturbing our inner space and mentally creating pain within ourselves.

Read more at Think Simple Now

How To Handle Toxic Friends In Your Life?

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

toxic friendsAre you fed up with your toxic friends? However, no relation ship is absolutely perfect in this world, but some relationships can actually drive you up the wall.

When different characters or personalities combine to form a friendship, then the results can be either with fortune or chaos.

Certain friendships can actually go wrong from the beginning or it can eventually cause you great frustration and also discomfort.

These kinds of depression or frustration can actually take place if at all your friendship is involved with a toxic friend.

Though it is very difficult for you to recognize them in your life, at least try to learn how to handle those kinds of toxic friends in your life.

First of all distinguish the toxicity!

This is the first step which you have to consider in handling toxic friends. Try to identify the persons who are extremely toxic and stay away from them as possible as you can. However, it is not essential that persons, who are toxic to you cause harm to others too. So, never try to judge any person in front of others. But, if you feel that they are toxic to you, just try to stay away from them.

Try to figure out the type of toxicity!

In fact, you can come across various types of toxic friends. Some of the most toxic categories can certainly include a promise breaker, double crosser, discloser, fault-finder, competitor, self-absorber and even many more. Try to identify the type and take appropriate measures to handle those particular persons.

Dare to discuss with your other friends!

If at all you are feeling much depressed or frustrated with your toxic friend, then try to talk to your other friends regarding his\her cunning behavior. This can help you to get better suggestions from others to deal with your toxic friends.

Take the responsibility!

If you really like your friends, instead of knowing that they are toxic to you, try to take responsibility to face all kinds of situations, which you are going to face further.

Repair toxicity in your friend!

If you have decided to continue friendship with your friend, then try to repair or make him\her to realize about their toxic qualities. This can help your friend to realize their mistakes and also helps you to continue healthy relationship with your friends.

Set your limits!

Try to make good boundaries for yourself and start taking better care of yourself. Give more preference to your self-care rather than pleasing your toxic friend. Never try to involve in any matters of your toxic friends and try to stay away from them as much as possible for you.

If at all you are having any problem with your toxic friends, try to implement these tips in handling toxic friends.

21 Habits Of Happy People

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Happiness is one aspiration all people share. No one wants to be sad and depressed.

We’ve all seen people who are always happy – even amidst agonizing life trials. It is not that happy people don’t feel grief, sorrow or sadness; they just don’t let it overtake their life. The following are 21 things happy people make a habit of doing:

1. Appreciate Life

Be thankful that you woke up alive each morning. Develop a childlike sense of wonder towards life. Focus on the beauty of every living thing. Make the most of each day. Don’t take anything for granted. Don’t sweat the small stuff.

2. Choose Friends Wisely

Surround yourself with happy, positive thinking people who share your values and goals. Friends that have the same ethics as you will encourage you to achieve your dreams. They help you to feel good about yourself. They are there to lend a helping hand when needed.

3. Be Considerate

Accept others for who they are as well as where they are in life. Respect them for who they are. Touch them with a kind and generous spirit. Help when you are able, without trying to change the other person. Try to brighten the day of everyone you come into contact with.

Read more at PickTheBrain

Two Qi Same Tea: A Tasting of Spring 2008 Shan Lin Shi Luanze Oolong & Spring 2008 Shan Lin Shi Luanze Roasted Oolong

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Surgeons saved my sex life by vaporising my painful prostate - Daily Mail

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Daily Mail


They were clear, so I drank lots of green tea - a diuretic - to make urinating easier. But that night, not being able to empty my bladder became painful. ...