It is better to be alone than in bad company.
Your dignity may be attacked, ravaged and disgracefully mocked, but it can never be taken away unless you willingly surrender it. It’s all about finding the strength to defend your boundaries.
The manipulators of the world will test you from time to time to see if you […]
Every heart sings a song, incomplete,
until another heart whispers back.
―Plato
At a time in history when we are communicating more rapidly than ever – via texts, tweets and email volleys, one after the next – it seems there is hardly anyone among us who couldn’t use some tips to facilitate more heartfelt communication for our in-person […]
Toxic friends complicate your life. These people are more than a nuisance, they’re parasitic. Precious time slips away as you deal with their negativity; and you’re left wondering why you feel so despondent. If you’re ready to simplify your life, you can’t condone these toxic friendships any longer.
What Toxic Friends Do
They drain you. – You […]
There is greatness and beauty in doing something
inconvenient for the sake of someone you care about.
All relationships require work. They don’t just materialize and maintain themselves, and they aren’t built on a foundation of convenience either. They take time and patience and two people who are willing to put in the effort.
Here’s how to do […]
Here’s a selection of 60 short love stories recently submitted to our sister site, Makes Me Think (MMT), that not only made us think, but warmed our hearts and cheered us up. We hope they do the same for you.
Note: This is a follow-up to our previous post 60 Tiny Love Stories to Make You […]
Friends are the ones who know you as you are, understand where you have been, accept who you have become, and still encourage you to grow. These people are special, and they should be treated as such.
Yet, sometimes you get so consumed with your own issues that you forget the basic principles of nurturing these […]
The worst kind of heartache is the kind you inflict on yourself.
If you don’t want to break your own heart, then don’t…
Let people invalidate or minimize how you feel. – If you feel something, you feel it and it’s real to you. Nothing anyone says has the power to invalidate that, ever. No one else […]
Twelve years ago I was eighteen and just entering college. Since then, friends and acquaintances have come and gone, girlfriends have come and gone, and I met the love of my life, Angel. I’ve found through my years – through my experience with my own personal relationships – that there are certain undeniable truths that […]
Make these promises to yourself, and keep them.
Repeat after me: “I promise…”
“I will accept everything I am, and everything I am not.” – Self-worth comes from one thing: thinking that you are worthy. So be confident. Too many days are wasted comparing ourselves to others and wishing to be something we aren’t. Everybody has their […]
“One love, one heart, one destiny.”
-Bob Marley
A silhouette of a human being stands before you.
Perhaps an old friend. Perhaps a neighbor. Perhaps a perfect stranger, like me.
Here are 11 things we all need you to keep in mind…
You never really know how much the people around you are hurting. You could be standing next to […]
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