Manhardeep Singh Ahluwalia's Blog, page 78

Battling Romance Myths

Battling Romance Myths: The institution of marriage is surrounded by a number of myths, stories and advice freely offered by people on a daily basis.  Unfortunately, many people listen to and believe these pieces of so-called wisdom to the point where it doesn’t help their marriage and it only hinders its growth. 

Effectively Using PowerPoint

Effectively Using PowerPoint: The software application PowerPoint has been a revolution in public speaking particularly in the business world. PowerPoint is easy to use, available with almost every implementation of the Microsoft Office suite and it's reliable. If you can use Microsoft Word, you probably have the skills to put together an effective presentation using PowerPoint.

Stress on the Job

Stress on the Job: Perhaps it’s due to a boss who seems to be making unreasonable demands.  Or it’s the result of a co-worker who seems to routinely pass her work onto you.  Or maybe you’re in a profession where tension is great, such as medicine or law.  While a little bit of stress on the job can be healthy, too much can be a killer—literally. 

How to Communicate Confidently

How to Communicate Confidently: One thing common to all great communicators is that when they speak, everybody listens. However, communicating to people is one of the greatest fears for most of the human beings, and especially when it comes to public speaking. Most people dread public speaking more than death! Do you ever wonder why you don’t seem to get listened to by others even though you too have many ideas to share? Then read on, this article is just for you.

Dealing with failure to care for yourself

Dealing with failure to care for yourself: There are a lot of people who fail with simple things like taking care of themselves. It's hard to walk away from someone who you care a lot about, and that is why so many people have an enabler feeding their addictions and their negative habits.

Reading: The Pleasurable Escape

Reading: The Pleasurable Escape: It can take us to exotic lands, with powdery white beaches and clear azure skies. It can take us back in time—even to prehistoric days—or forward to the Big Brother world of the 25th century. It can fill our eyes with tears or make us laugh aloud. Reading opens a window to the world, giving us a vision of things we never dreamed possible.

Mark Your “New” Beginnings By Making Memories

Mark Your “New” Beginnings By Making Memories: As you and your partner begin exploring your romantic sides and you are both providing new and creative ways in which to express your love for one another, you may find that you want to do what you can to hold on to as many of these memories as possible.

Surprised by Stress

Sometimes it seems as if life is a series of losses—the loss of a spouse, the loss of a job, the loss of a brother. You may realize that you need to take time to grieve all of these losses. But what you may not realize is that such losses can also lead to stress—a great deal of it. In order to remain emotionally healthy, you must learn to deal effectively with stress induced by traumatic life events.

Prayer: The Silent Stress-Reliever

You may have first learned to pray at your mother’s knee. You decided that, in times of trouble, prayer could open up a pathway to enlightenment and peace. You might have said a prayer before a big test, before showing your parents your report card, or before the final football game of the season. There appears to be a link between prayer and healing.

Is Bigger Really Better?

When you got married, you said the words of commitment we all know so well about for better or worse, for richer or for poorer and so on. Those words are wonderfully inspiring, but real life sometimes make those vows seem as if they are mocking couples after they’ve been married for several years.