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  We spend a lot of our time trying to impress other people (or even ourselves) in various ways. We’ll build a career that we may not love and buy items that we don’t necessarily need in large part because we want to appear successful in the eyes of other people. While there’s nothing wrong with these things on a short-term basis, over time, we may begin to realize that we’re not as fulfilled as we could be. And that can sting. Indeed, it is one of the founding pillars of long-term happiness! But you can always make changes. In this blog, we’ll take a look at a few key ingredients for having a fulfilled and happy life. Doing What You Love Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life. Indeed, going to work will feel like you’re just going to play for a few hours, and what could be more fun than that? While it can be scary to leave behind the security of a job, it’s nearly always worthwhile taking the plunge and trying to change careers. Once you’ve gone through the ste...

Being single can be lonely, hard and scary. It can be difficult making every decision in life all by yourself, going through a strenuous activity all by yourself can seem boring, having fun alone can seem depressing and putting your heart on the line and having it rejected can be devastating. Being single can also be satisfying, simple and exciting! It has always been wonderful spending as much time alone as I wanted though it's a choice. Singleness is a gift from God, a blessing-if you choose to see it that way. That doesn't mean you give up hope or you will never get married. It just means you embrace the season of life God has you in and enjoy it to the fullest until He brings a new season with new blessings. Through heartache, turmoil and tears God has taught me valuable lessons that is helping me enjoy my singleness for as long as it will last. Since we are friends here, I will share my tips so you can enjoy the season too.  1. Shift Your Mindset About What Being Single ...

Emotional dependency is when a person believes they need another person to survive, to be happy or to feel complete. Love is easily confused with emotional dependency because they usually come with intense feeling being around another person. Though emotional dependence stems from a lack of self-esteem, it is also a self-esteem destroyer of its own, undermining our confidence subtly and over time. When we become too dependent emotionally on our spouse or partner, we run the risk of losing the person we love and losing ourselves. We shouldn't allow our happiness to rely too much on another person; it can have some dangerous consequences for our peace of mind and well being. Having a certain amount of emotional dependency on our partners is normal, but when our happiness comes to rely on them, it becomes unbalanced and unhealthy. Here are some signs of emotional dependency:  1. You Can't Spend Time Away From Them: Spending quality time with your partner is essential in a h...

 Schizophrenia is a challenging brain disorder that often makes it difficult to distinguish between what is real and unreal, to think clearly, manage emotions, relate to others and function normally. It affects the way a person behaves, thinks and sees the world. People with paranoid  schizophrenia have an altered perception of reality. They may see or hear things that don't exist, speak in confusing ways, believe that others are trying to harm them or feel like they are being constantly watched. According to World Health Organisation, schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder affecting about 20 million people in the worldwide. People with schizophrenia tends to experience the following symptoms:  * Hallucination: Hearing, seeing or feeling things that are not there. * Delusion: Fixed false beliefs or suspicions not shared by others in the person's culture and that are firmly held even when there is evidence to the contrary. * Abnormal behavior: Disorganized b...

When a person is referred to as a  homebody then the person is the type who prefers pleasures and activities that center around the home, in a nutshell, they are the stay-at-home kind of person. Being a homebody can be difficult for some people, not only can they feel awkward and uncomfortable going out but they must resist the pressure of friends who want to go out all the time. Some people think homebodies are weird because they stay a lot of time in their rooms or at time, some other people think they are hard to approach or anti-social but that isn't true, they are only selective in their schedule and values their time. So let's look at some homebodies signs: 1. Most of their best days are spent alone. 2. They love to meditate alone. 3. They prefer to read books when thay are at home. 4. They prefer social media over physical interaction. 5. They like to devote their time alone to accelerate their personal development 6. They devote most of their time on thinking about thei...

Marilyn Monroe once said and I quote "I believe that everything happens for a reason, people change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they are right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together". I never believed this theory till I was faced with a situation. I was invited for an interview last year and I got a call from the company a week after the interview was conducted, getting to the company that morning I realized the management called about five of us out of about 30 people that were present for the interview. We were supposed to undergo a-week training before we commence work fully as it was a new department in the company and we were to write a test after the training. We wrote the test at the end of the week and I passed the pass mark according to the supervisor but I was surprised I was told not to resume with them the f...

Difficult people defy logic. Some are blissfully unaware of the negative impact that they have on those around them, and others seem to derive satisfaction from creating chaos and pushing other people’s buttons. Either way, they create unnecessary complexity, strife and worst of all stress. Studies have long shown that stress can have a lasting, negative impact on the brain. Exposure to even a few days of stress compromises the effectiveness of neurons in the hippocampus -- an important brain area responsible for reasoning and memory. Weeks of stress cause reversible damage to neuronal dendrites (the small “arms” that brain cells use to communicate with each other), and months of stress can permanently destroy neurons. Stress is a formidable threat to your success -- when stress gets out of control, your brain and your performance suffer. Most sources of stress at work are easy to identify. If your non-profit is working to land a grant that your organization needs to function, you’r...

It's interesting how many people start to dream about their wedding at a young age. Women in particular seem to be very anxious about their wedding than any other thing. Depending on our dreams and experiences, we may either have a romantic or bleak view of marriage. I'll share some misconceptions about marriage that I think most of us have based on research: 1. Marriage Is Just A Life Stage: Some of us see marriage as another phase of life. Just like when we were young, we had to go to school or learn a trade and after we are done with that, we get ourselves a good job and we get married and give birth. Looking at it from this perspective, marriage is merely a rite of passage to adulthood and this may affect our attitude towards it. 2. Marriage Makes Us Complete: Couples often call their spouses their other half, but to think of another person completing us has an obvious limitation. It literally means that before we are married or if we are single, we are only "half a...

A relationship can seem very enticing but are you truly ready to enter into one? Let's explore this topic and break it down Relationships are cute. You get to face every adversity and tackle every one of life's puzzles with a partner. But in turn, that comes with certain compromises to the current life as you know it. It is easy to get so enthused about the idea of a relationship that we don't take into account, the shift our lives go through. It's important to separate the person you enjoy having fun with from the person you want to spend the rest of your life with, which is what's assumed when you enter into a relationship. The dates, laughs, meeting of family etc can all guise under the term of dating still, but deciding to make things serious is saying she is the type of person you can see yourself with for a long time. Sometimes it's you that will get this concept and not her, and that may mean you have to let someone go because you respect that you do...

Sociopaths are people with antisocial personality disorder. The essential features of a personality disorder are impairments in interpersonal and self functioning along with the presence of pathological personality traits. You see dealing with a sociopath explains how to interact with someone who lies, cheats, manipulates and exploits. If you have no choice but to engage with him or her, this article will help you know how to protect yourself. Sociopaths are people who could also be diagnosed with antisocial, narcissistic, borderline, psychopathic personality disorders, they don't follow rules of regular human interaction. It is estimated that one out of 25 people is a sociopath. These people can actually appear to be normal but they live their lves by manipulating others. If you must interact with a sociopath, you have to always be on high alert. Let me hint you on attributes of a sociopath: 1. Ego centered identity 2. Goal setting based on personal gratification. 3. Lack of...

A movie I watched yesterday opened my eyes to see how women desperately want their marriage or relationship to work out; they endure so much pain- emotionally and physically. I must say being mistreated by the person you love is one of the most devastating and traumatic experiences a woman can face and it is hard to know what to do when it happens. A woman who is a victim of violence faces a particularly complicated dilemma, as in she's always thinking if she should stay or leave. I have come to realize that women who are in abusive relationship/marriage find it difficult to leave maybe because of what the world will say about their failed marriage or they are scared of starting all over again. The truth is that these women are often traumatized by what their partners do to them. Leaving abusive relationship may seem to be an easy choice, as I discussed in my last post but there are many issues that can make it difficult for a victim of domestic violence to leave. For instance,...

I understand walking away from someone you truly love can seem impossible or disheartening but as much as you will feel shattered, you just have to walk from people that treats you bad, people that make you feel less of yourself. No matter what they say to you to make you stay or what you still feel for them, you just have to walk away the minute you realize they are messing up with your sanity. Trust me I have been there and I totally understand how ut feels to let go I understand walking away from someone you truly love can seem impossible or disheartening but as much as you will feel shattered, you just have to walk from people that treat you bad, people that make you feel less of yourself. No matter what they say to you to make you stay or what you still feel for them, you just have to walk away the minute you realize they are messing up with your sanity. Trust me I have been there and I totally understand how it feels to let go of someone you truly care about, I had to force m...