Family Relations 160

  This week we are going to talk about communication and the lack of communication. Part of what we will talk about is how to effectively communicate and the importance of tone of voice and non-verbal cues. We will also talk about the five secrets of communication. Well, now that we have the quick break down explained we should just hop right into our deep dive. When we think of a conversation our first thought is two people responding with words or a text of words to something the other person said. But have you ever just been sitting at a table or a bench and had someone walk up and ask if you are doing okay or if they could help in any way, I have and it kind of surprised me but it also helped me a lot. This was probably a reacting to non-verbal cues that they were picking up on. I had been really struggling and a lot was going on in my life and even though I though I was hiding it all and had not said anything, a friend walking by noticed that something was off and sat down to ...

  This week I want to talk about crises and about the total experience. In our life time we will have many events that can be classified as a crises. Whether it is financial, physical or emotional these crises play a big role in our lives. There will be crises and that is just something we can not stop and we can not choose them. The part that we can control however is our resources to some extent, our responses and our cognition. Together these pieces will be added up and we will get our total experience. As always lets jump in and breakdown this weeks topic so that we can better understand what is going on. We have the resources, the response and our cognition. Then we will talk about the equation as a whole. Lets start with breaking these down a little bit more. Diving deeper into what resources we can control and what resources are important. Some of the first things we think of when we hear resources are money and food. Or at least those were the first ones I thought of, I mea...

  Did you know that there are 4 levels or types of infidelity? Two of these types of infidelity require a partner in crime of sorts. The other two are considered infidelity because of the secrets and deception that form from them. They are more sociological than they are physical. Lets break these down so that we can better understand what we are dealing with and so that we can evaluate ourselves. When you hear infidelity you probably think sexual infidelity, such as cheating or sleeping with someone other than your spouse or significant other. But did you know that sexual infidelity is not the most common type of infidelity. The scriptures call sexual sin second only to murder, so it makes sense that it wouldn't be the most common,  people think that as long as they don't sleep with someone else or kiss another they are ok, but that is far from the truth. The most common infidelity is emotional infidelity. It's when commitment changes to another person because of an emot...