Family and Relationships

Constantly Arguing In Your Relationship? A Breakup May Be Inevitable

Most living, breathing human beings can attest to the crippling effects that the fear of failure can have on their egos. Presumably, failing is regarded as an embarrassing handicap in a person’s ability to successfully complete something. In order to avoid dissatisfaction and disappointment within themselves, people sometimes exhaust all efforts choosing not to surrender
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Communication in Marriage Brings Harmony

Communication is often touted as the most important ingredient in a successful marriage. While in some cases it can be helpful and even strengthen a relationship, it is important to understand the broader picture and the complexity of what is meant by “communication”. Too often couples think that if they speak their mind, all their
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How Arguing Can Strengthen Your Relationship

People will often define the health of one’s relationship based upon the amount of time they spend arguing. “We never fight” seems to be a coveted exclamation, indicating the strong foundation on which a healthy relationship has been built. The negative connotations associated with arguing suggest that a relationship in which the participants frequently fight
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Green Living

Living Green Like Grandma

As energy costs continue to rise and the sources for that energy dwindle, we search for ways to conserve. When thinking of the future, we can use the past as a guide. I’m 34 years old and I think my grandparents’ generation knew a thing or two about conservation. They raised seven children, most of
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The Importance of Sustainable Farming

While loading your shopping cart with a package of meat or bag of produce during your regular grocery store visits, do you consider where these items come from? If you don’t, maybe you should. There was a point in time when everything consumers purchased was fresh from the local farm. Farmers brought fresh fruits, vegetables,
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Home (Garden) Economics – How Gardening can Save You Money

With the staggering rise in global food prices, Americans are taking a noticeable hit each week at the checkout counter. Many are cutting back on purchases, clipping coupons, and stocking up on sale items to reduce their monthly grocery bill. Others have joined the increasing ranks of individuals taking responsibility for growing some of their
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Progressive Relaxation – A Technique That Can Reduce Anxiety

What exactly is progressive relaxation? Of course the word relaxation would come in handy since it is the more common word between the two. Progressive may also be a common word but the combination of both words could simply bring doubt and ambiguity on the true meaning of it. Who wouldn’t wonder anyway when you
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