Relationships
This section contains articles that will help you create loving relationships and build existing relationships. This includes advice and self-help articles in love, family, friends.
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8 Lessons on Showing Love (From the Book “The Five Love Languages”)
Each of us is unique, with our own personalities, preferences, and ways of expressing ourselves. Dr. Gary Chapman introduces the concept that people show and experience love differently in his book, The Five Love Languages. He points out that everyone has a specific “love language” through which they feel loved and connected with others. To create stronger and healthier relationships, we must recognize and understand the love languages of the people we care about. Have you figured out what your primary love language is? How about your partner’s?
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8 Lessons from the book “The Coddling of the American Mind”
Right now, American educational institutions are in the crossfire of heated protests related to the Israeli-Pakistani conflict. What lies in these protests is deep overzealousness rife with polarization, incivility, and a growing dissenting voice that threatens to unravel the fabric of American public discourse. What’s happening to American society? The book “The Coddling of the American Mind” by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt offers many thought-provoking explorations into the rise of what they termed “safetyism.”‘ In this blog, we uncover the ideas of this compelling book, revealing the unforeseen repercussions of a culture steeped in protectionism and the call to reclaim the lost art of intellectual resilience. Here are 8…
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The Power of Forgiveness: 8 Reasons Why We Should Forgive Ourselves and Others
The act of forgiveness is a powerful and meaningful endeavor. Letting go, rekindling connections, and embracing love, trust, and peace may seem difficult to achieve. However, forgiveness offers us the inner peace we deserve. For many of us, it is challenging to give another chance to someone who has hurt us; we often try to protect ourselves from the pain associated with those memories. During this holiday season, it’s important to recognize that holding onto pain limits our ability to enjoy the moments of love and joy around us. As we return home for the holidays, events like Thanksgiving and Christmas can bring mixed emotions. Some may experience anxiety or…
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8 Lessons from the Book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen Covey
There’s one self-development book that has profoundly shaped the way I think of life, success, and productivity. The book is “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey. Covey’s self-help tome has become widely popular and influential in the modern age since its 1989 publication, translated into over 40 languages, and it has become a classic. When I read this book during college, I had an epiphany about how a productive, effective person could be, and it created a framework for personal and professional success based on seven fundamental habits. Stephen Covery’s book, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People“ When I first read the book, I…
