communication

cooking a meal

Love Language Part 4 – Acts Of Service

Actions like cooking a meal, setting a table, washing dishes, vacuuming, taking out the garbage, mowing the grass, changing the cat’s litter tray, etc are all acts of service. They require thought, planning, time, effort, and energy. If done with a positive spirit, they are indeed expressions of love. Within every language, there are many […]

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Love Language Part 2 – Quality Time

Giving someone your undivided attention is spending ‘quality time’ with them. A central aspect of quality time is togetherness. Togetherness has to be focused attention. The important thing emotionally is that you are spending focused time with each other. The activity is a vehicle that creates a sense of togetherness. Within every language, there are

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you are enough

Love Language Part 1 – Words Of Affirmation

Verbal compliments, or words of affirmation, are powerful communicators of love. They are best expressed in simple, straightforward statements of affirmation, such as: “You look sharp in that suit.”“Do you ever look nice in that dress! Wow!”“You must be the best potato cook in the world. I love these potatoes.”“I really appreciate you washing the

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Emotions

Name That Feeling, You Will Feel Better

Putting feelings into words makes sadness and anger less intense, U.S. brain researchers said in a finding that explains why talking to a therapist — or even a sympathetic bartender — often makes people feel better. Researchers scanned the brains of people who were shown pictures of faces expressing strong emotions and asked to categorize

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