From the moment we are born, we understand dependence. We cannot eat, we cannot keep clean, we cannot even hold our heads upright without support. Babies address the world through a lens of personal needs: I need some milk. I need a clean diaper. I need your protection. ….I need your love. Babies and young … Continue reading Independence
Category: Life Issues
Love vs Lust
Lust is nature’s way of bringing you together with a potential partner. In fact, without lust we may not have even felt the way we did when we first saw them and perhaps our love would never have had a chance. Lust is the starting point of what could be a continuing road towards culminating … Continue reading Love vs Lust
Teenage Rebellion
When you first hear the word rebellion you instantly think teenagers. Sulking, tantrums, and unreasonable behaviour – but that’s usually from an adults perspective. Hitting those teenage years is a tough time for both children and their parents. It’s a time when teenagers become more independant and start working out who they are and where … Continue reading Teenage Rebellion
Individuality
Very prevalent in a teenagers mind is the idea that if they don’t behave in a certain way or have particular things then they will be considered uncool or stupid by their peers. It’s a fact of life that teenagers tend to be trendy bunch of people. Teenagers will buy, listen to, and eat whatever … Continue reading Individuality
Manipulation
ma-nip-u-la-tive adj ‘using clever, devious ways to control or influence somebody or something’ Sound familiar? Surely we all know someone who fits this description – hopefully it doesn’t match your own personality! Attention Seeking Manipulation Some people are born to want to be the centre of attention. And they will stop at nothing to get … Continue reading Manipulation
Divorce and Seperation
Do you know someone whose parents have divorced? Are yourparents divorced? Chances are that you can answer yes to one – or maybe both – of those questions. And you are not alone! What is divorce? Unfortunately divorce is becoming more and more common. In our parents or grandparents younger days, divorce was not the norm … Continue reading Divorce and Seperation
Jealousy
Jealousy – a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival) 1. Fearful or wary of being supplanted; apprehensive of losing affection or position. 2. Resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious: jealous of the success of others. 3. Having to do with or arising from feelings of envy, apprehension, or bitterness: jealous thoughts. 4. Intolerant … Continue reading Jealousy
Secrets
What is a secret? A secret is something we choose not to tell someone or a few people and we want to keep it from being general knowledge. Perhaps we even lie to avoid telling the truth, and keep a secret from another. Quite often we keep secrets from the very people we love, family, … Continue reading Secrets
Gossip
The world’s favourite thing to do or pastime is not soccer, baseball or tennis but gossip. Gossip seeps through every school, workplace, group of friends and family. Gossip is entertainment for most people, but for people that are being gossiped about, it’s not very nice. People hear a tidbit of information about somebody they may … Continue reading Gossip
A Sense of Belonging…
Many of us know where we came from and can tell the stories that have been passed down from generation to generation as family favourites. Some of us know where we came from but don’t have stories to tell. And some do not know where we came from. To most people, a sense of belonging … Continue reading A Sense of Belonging…