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The Six Main Relationship Mistakes Women Make
In my last blog I wrote about mistakes men make in relationships and, given I’ve made my fair share of mistakes, I was well qualified to write that blog. Today I want to write about mistakes women make. I am the father of daughters and recently I got dragged along to see the new Amy
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Six Relationship Mistakes Men Make
I love it – there is a new Facebook page called Bad Dates of Melbourne. People anonymously describe terrible dates they’ve been on. I particularly liked a story about a woman having an extremely uncomfortable dinner date with a man but things got worse when he bit into steak and snapped off a front tooth.
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Guidelines for Dealing With Someone With a Victim Mindset
In my last blog I wrote about the victim mentality. The victim mindset is an unhealthy way of functioning. It’s a pattern of thinking that damages people. People with a victim mindset tell themselves that the world is against them, nothing is their fault and they are powerless to change their lives. Today I want
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Are You a Victim Or a Survivor?
When it comes to having a positive attitude to life there is one universal truth you need to accept, and it is a hard truth – life is not fair! A lot of people spend their lives complaining that they’ve been hard done by because: they had dreadful parents, they married a person who treated
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The Risks to Avoid When Setting High Standard for Yourself and Others
If you read my columns then you will know I have a philosophy of trying to be my best. However in recent blogs I’ve been writing a lot about forgiveness and acceptance of other people. The question then is: how can you accept that other people are less than perfect while setting very high standards
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How Sport Builds Character
I live on the Gold Coast in Queensland. The Gold Coast was selected as the host city for this year’s Commonwealth Games. These games are for the athletes of the 71 countries that make up the Commonwealth of Nations, which has Queen Elizabeth as monarch. I was at the airport in the days leading up
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What Makes a Good Relationship and Partner?
I write about relationships reluctantly given I’ve been married twice. I guess I can at least claim that I’ve learnt from my mistakes. I also learnt a great deal about relationships when I was a pastor in a church for many years. I met a many couples and discussed with them challenges of their relationships.
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You can forgive others, but can you forgive yourself?
A few nights ago as I was driving home, the Elvis Presley song ‘Always On My Mind’ came on the radio and I listened closely to the words: “Maybe I didn’t treat you quite as good as I should have. Maybe I didn’t love you quite as often as I could have. Little things I
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Rules for Protecting Yourself and Your Family Online
Earlier this year Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister resigned after it was revealed he was expecting a baby with a staff member of his office. The former deputy PM, Barnaby Joyce, is married to someone else and has four daughters. A huge community debate followed as to whether it is anyone’s business what Mr Joyce does
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Is Perfection Over-Rated?
Last night I phoned a second-cousin I hadn’t spoken to in years. I had some family news I wanted to share. I have to admit that this cousin and I haven’t always seen eye to eye. In fact we are not on good terms, although when we were younger we were really close. My cousin
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What Have You Revealed About Yourself Online?
Would you tell a complete stranger what you look like, where you work, where you’ve been, who you know, how much you earn, what you like to do and your opinions on a range of controversial topics? Well, guess what. If you are active on social media you may have already told countless strangers! Just
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New Study Proves That Money Does Buy Happiness
I’m sure you’ve heard all those old sayings before, “money can’t buy you happiness” and the “best things in life are free”, but a new study released this month by Purdue University has found that not to be true. A team of psychologist from Purdue University in Indiana have produced new evidence proving that money
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