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How To Tell If You Are An Enabler
How to tell if you are an enabler and if so how to stop: Let me give you some examples. I have a friend that I have known for years and have watched her “help” her grown son. I have tried to tell her that he is using her. This fell on deaf ears. I was recently...
Opening Containers From Grocery Store
Be sure to wash and dry the tops of your cans, jars, or other containers before you open them. A grocery store employee told me to do that because they use so many insecticides, etc. in the store.
Who Might Be a Jerk
Red flags. How to tell if your “mate” is for you: A friend of mine was in a serious, committed , relationship years ago with a man she honestly wanted to marry. There were multiple red flags, though, and in hind sight she is now shocked that she fell for this guy. So,...
How to Correct Bad Habits
How to change your bad habits: First, you need to recognize what they are. Maybe, ask your best friend if you aren’t aware of any. I have noticed or been told of many different things that people do that they were possibly totally unaware of. I had a friend that would...
How to Be a Good Neighbor
How to be a good neighbor. I have had wonderful neighbors and not so good neighbors. I have always tried to be a good neighbor but must admit that many years ago when I was in my 20’s, I was not a very good neighbor to a friend that lived close by. That is actually...
Anger Management
Anger Management: A patient of mine related the following story to me. “One of my three daughters was with a man for about 20 years without benefit of marriage. He was from a very wealthy, famous, family and he was a “trust” kid. He skied all winter and surfed all...
How to Have a Better Sex Life
Were you told as a child not to touch yourself “down there”? I was and as I always tried to do exactly as I was told, I thought that meant not to bathe there either, so I didn’t. One day I was playing hide and seek with other nine year old kids and a really cute boy,...
Job Interview Tips
So, you have a job interview set up. I’ve interviewed about twenty candidates in my life so I would like to offer some tips. My first tip is that you should set up interviews while you are still employed somewhere else. You should be sure and dress professionally for...
Don’t you S.E.E?
Don’t you just S. E. E. Meaning, don’t you “just" Sleep, Eat, Excrete!!!! Try and accomplish something every day. I want you to try something: Every morning, after taking care of my immediate bathroom needs, then as you certainly must do, you wash your hands. Soap up...
How to Properly Brush Your Teeth
We can all agree that brushing our teeth is an important part of our daily care routine, yet surprisingly many people have been doing it wrong their entire lives! If you're like most people, you brush your teeth using long, back-and-forth / saw-like strokes until your...
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