Posts belonging to Category 'relationships'
August 7, 2010 | Posted by Clair Schwan
I’ll keep this bit of relationship advice short and sweet, simply because it has the potential to turn into a very long discussion of many complex issues. As self reliant people, we’d like to keep ourselves on the straight and narrow when it comes to personal responsibility. And, we certainly don’t want to create less [...]
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August 5, 2010 | Posted by Clair Schwan
Another bit of relationship advice – this time it’s a glimpse at our role in the relationship and how it can affect others. Whether you’re with friends, acquaintances or strangers, it’s best to be aware when your counsel is seen as suggestions and when it’s seen as management. There might seem to be a fine [...]
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July 18, 2010 | Posted by Clair Schwan
Whether we’re talking about relationship advice, career counseling or someone trying to sell you a car, a good place to start before you get any suggestions is to know what you want. It may sound very simple, but you might be surprised at how many people have little or no idea of what they really [...]
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July 11, 2010 | Posted by Clair Schwan
With this post, I start a new series of articles about relationship advice. Most of us can give some sort of advice about relationships simply because we’ve been involved in relationships throughout our lives. If we’re like most people, we learn something from our relationships that help us with the next set of encounters involving [...]
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December 23, 2009 | Posted by Joan Crain
Planning ahead for Christmas is just as important as survival planning. Plan NEVER to shop the day before Christmas. I like this day to be about family and creating family traditions. As a child, Christmas Eve was my favorite time before Santa arrived. My parents, two sisters, and little brother, and I would gather in [...]
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