Happy Holidays to all the readers of OBV!
I am sorry I’ve been posting less frequently and slow to respond. As I said in my previous post, all of December we’ve been dealing with sick family — all four of us got sick at once, and some of us are still dragging our feet in recovering. [...]
Complaining is commonly considered a negative act to be avoided, and for the most part, I agree. However, if the choice was between complaining and bottling up your hurt inside, then complaining is definitely the lesser of two evils. Below, let me tell you how I use complaining to let out my steam.
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I didn’t [...]
Welcome to the Blog Carnival: 10 Posts about Realizing Your Potential.
Unfortunately, this will be the final edition of this carnival I’m going to put together.
It’s been a good run, but at this point, I decided that it is too time-consuming to do what I set out to do. P
But I didn’t want all the quality [...]
Life is full of unexpected twists and turns. But how often do we actually plan with that truth in mind? Not often enough, in my case.
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I am a man rich with mistakes.
Yet, one of the bigger mistakes I keep making is that when I plan things, I go about it as if I can [...]
Things get on our nerves. Have you ever stopped to think why? Let me share with you a recent event that really made me stop and look at the things that bother me.
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Recently, I was taking my almost-5-year old daughter to her church choir, which she loves.
But that day, we were running late — [...]
Continuing the series on sensitivity, let’s look at the tremendous potential of empathy. Such an antenna is a very powerful tool, and it can cause a lot of grief — or tremendous joy.
So, I cry watching movies, I get upset when the person next to me is having a bad day, and I get [...]
Long-distance relationships can be very hard. Recently, I received a question from Rajesh about how to deal with escalating suspicion, jealousy and fear while he and his girlfriend are miles apart and rarely see each other. Below is his story, and my response.
I have a simple question. How to get rid of [...]
