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Sometimes you have to let go of your wants in life to find out what you need in life.
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Obviously everyone has a different reason for gossiping. I have found that people gossip for one of the following reasons :
To fill in the void in conversation
People in general do not like silence. It seems everyone is afraid of silence. That is why sometimes meditation, or quieting of the mind is so challenging for a lot of people. Whenever there is a silence in a conversation, people tend to get nervous and often try to fill in the void by gossiping.
Lack of general knowledge
Not knowing enough about other interesting subjects to talk about, thus resorting to gossip. The society is designed in such a way that people often start specializing in particular professions from an early age. This limits their thinking and their knowledge to that direction only. This is not their fault. There is only so much time in a day and there is so much information pertaining to each profession and increasing so much and at such a rapid pace that it is hard enough just to keep up with it. In the end people seem to acquire a lot of knowledge about their own subject but outside of that, their general knowledge is limited unless they make a special effort. That is the reason that unless the topic being discussed is of their profession, they do not have much to contribute and they resort to gossip.
To belong to a group
If everyone is gossiping and you do not, then you feel left out and thus eventually you join in as well. There is no place that gossip is more evident than a workplace. Everyone joins in the gossiping sessions and it feels like a one big happy family.
Now if everyone is at this gossiping meeting, who are they talking about you may ask ? Well, they’re talking about people in the other department. Does this mean that everyone in the other department is so bad? What if you were to get shifted in the other department? What would you do now ? Of course, you would talk about the department that you just left.
Now what if you do not feel like gossiping or you are just not that type of a person ? Then you do not belong and you are an outcast.
Inferiority Complex
If people do not have healthy self-esteem, they are more likely to engage in gossip. If someone is doing better than them, they feel good by gossiping about that person. People can not just be better, there has to be an unethical, if not an illegal reason. Underneath it all, everyone has a dark side.
How many times have we heard these terms ?
Also, if people are feeling bad, knowing that there is someone else who is doing just as bad or even worse often makes them feel better. The easiest way to ensure that is the case is to start the gossip or rumour about others.
Taking revenge on people who constantly put you down
We have all known people that are loud and obnoxious. These people like to be the center of attention. If you oppose their point of view, whether one on one or in a meeting or gathering, these people can easily put you down and can turn downright nasty. The person on the receiving side may feel humiliated but unable to offer a comeback may resort to gossip later on. This again goes back to the lack of healthy self-esteem. Person with a healthy self-esteem may take the whole thing as a joke and not think about it anymore but a person with a low self-esteem can easily get offended and remember it for the rest of his life. This does not even have to be in public though it feels worst if you are being talked down to in front of others. There are some people who will constantly talk down to you even if it is just the two of you. Again, either you deal with it one on one with them or bad mouth them behind their back as many do.
Unmasking and showing the real side of people
If everyone believes that a certain person is a really hard working and a good person and you know that to be completely false, do you keep that to yourself or do you set to unmask that person ? You know that they are good at one thing and that is exaggerating their accomplishments and taking credit for other people’s work. What if you deserve praise or credit on a project and another ends up taking all the credit because of their “smooth talk” ? How do you handle such a situation? In fact you could be assertive and set the record straight or you could set out to show the real side of that person by gossiping about him.
Show the real side of people who get undeserved praise
Just like in the situation mentioned above, what if people are getting undeserved praise? And what if it has nothing to do with you ? Do you consider it your responsibility to set the record straight about that person even though they have not wronged you ? Do you gossip about that person just because they are fooling others ?
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1. Communicate More
You might be heading into a serious relationship without even knowing it. It's tough to know it if you don't talk about it, or say how you feel. Of course, this kind of conversation should be strategic and well-timed. But if you both continue dating without acknowledging verbally that things are getting deeper and more intense, you're just treading water. Make sure you both are on the same page; this is a key component to taking the next step from dating to relationship.2. Don't Take The Best One For Granted
We all know that good boyfriends / girlfriends are not a dime a dozen. But that doesn't stop us from taking a good one for granted sometimes, or wondering if there is someone else out there. Remember how hard it is to find someone special, and you'll feel lucky every day. If you take someone for granted, they might turn into the one that got away.3. Step Up Your Efffort
Committed relationships are not easy. There's an element of a natural fit, but all relationships require work. The main reason I'm so bad at committing is because I'm lazy. No room for laziness if you're going to be in a good relationship. You have to be ready for things to get more intense and accept the responsibility of a serious relationship.
4. Stop Seeing Other People
There are many reaons for seeing other people: keeping your options open, protetcting yourself from getting in too deep, etc. But if you're going to be in a committed relationship, you obviously can't see other people. Time to break off any other little side project.
5. Don't Second Guess Yourself
It's easy to doubt your feelings every now and then, but you have to limit the second guessing so it doesn't limit your relationship. Sure, it's tough to know if you really like someone, but a lot of times it's all in your head and you talk yourself in to and out of things instead of just going with your gut.
6. Remember You Deserve It
I run into the problem that, because of my Italian-Catholic guilt, my crisis thinking, and my over-analysis of everything, I don't deserve it when good things happen to me. Or, I figure that once something good happens, then a bunch of bad things have to happen to offset the good thing. Chances are, you're not as insane I am, so remember you do deserve a great relationship.
7. Take A Risk
When when you decide to be in a serious relationship, it feels like you're taking a leap off a cliff (and maybe you are). Every relationship involves an element of risk, and have to go for it once you decide to do it.
8. See It As A Beginning, Not An Ending
Men look at that "plunge" as the end of single life, the end of freedom and the last gasp of immaturity. But we should learn to see a commitment as a beginning instead of an ending. It's the beginning of a new life, and more meaningful relationship with a person you care deeply for.
9. Recognize The Signs
Make sure you acknowledge when something feels different in a good way. I tend to gloss over good things, or miss signals. Don't ignore it, go with it.
10. Grow Up
If you get into a serious relationship, it's time to stop one night stands, stop getting waste to much and stop going everywhere in groups with your friends. Priorities and time budgeting certainly change once you're in a relationship.
Do you agree or disagree with my list above ? What adjustments and strategies do you think are useful to go from a "dater" to more of a "relationship" person ?
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Don't
1. DON'T add sugar, other natural sweeteners (including honey, agave, and stevia), or artificial sweeteners to anything. Sugar, honey, and other calorie-containing sweeteners add 60 calories per tablespoon to your day's intake, so you'll save considerable calories by cutting out the sugar you typically add to your coffee, tea, cereal, beverages, yogurts, etc. Artificially sweetened foods may not have the calories of sugar-sweetened foods, but they keep sweetness on our taste buds and our minds. I recommend cutting out all added sugars (real and artificial) for at least a week to help you break free of your compulsion to eat sweet foods. Then, minimize your intake going forward.
2. DON'T add salt to anything. Eating foods with a lot of added salt causes you to retain water, which drives up the number on the scale and makes you feel uncomfortable. Part of my week-long cleanse is getting rid of salty foods that promote bloating.
3. DON'T eat starches with dinner (including bread, rice, pasta, peas, beans, corn and potatoes). People tend to overeat starches for a number of reasons: these foods have great mouth feel, it's hard to estimate portions, they're some of America's favorite comfort foods, and they're calorie-dense. People are especially conditioned to overeat these foods at dinner. By making them totally off-limits, you don't have to cut yourself off mid-meal (after you've already primed your tastebuds).
4. DON'T drink alcohol. Alcohol adds a lot of empty calories to your diet, plus it lowers your inhibitions so you're more likely to veer off plan and make unhealthy food choices. By cutting out the alcohol, you'll give your liver a well needed break and you'll have firmer resolve to stick with the rest of the diet's "do's and don'ts."
DO
1. DO eat on a schedule and enjoy three meals and one snack each day.
2. DO drink lots of water throughout the day, including two 8-ounce glasses before lunch and two 8-ounce glasses before dinner. (These before-meal waters should be consumed up to 30 minutes before eating.) Enjoy as much additional water as you want during meals and throughout the day.
3. DO enjoy "water alternatives" in unlimited quantities at any point during the day. These include: coffee or tea with 1% or skim milk only, seltzer (plain and naturally flavored), sparkling water, club soda, or water with lemon/lime/orange wedges.
4. DO begin dinner with a healthy appetizer: a large tossed salad (with 2-3 tablespoons reduced-calorie dressing); a bowl of broth-based non-starchy veggie* soup; or any plain vegetable such as a sliced cucumber, red pepper sticks or green beans.
5. DO indulge in non-starchy vegetables* in unlimited quantities at any time throughout the day, particularly when you get hungry between designated meal and snack times.
6. DO engage in 30 to 60 minutes of aerobic exercise everyday (walking is fine).
*Non-starchy vegetables include: asparagus, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, green leafy vegetables, eggplant, green beans, mushrooms, okra, onion, peppers, radishes, snow peas, tomato, and zucchini.
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