Archive for the ‘Communication’ Category

Presentation is key!

Do you like statistics? World history? Stats about world history? Neither do I. But I’ve had a whole new look at it with Hans Roslings ingenious way of presenting stats about how things have changes in our world through the years.
This presentation make numbers come to life. He draws the picture of what he wants [...]

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How to Detect a Love Language?

“But how do you find out what love language to speak? Is there a test on the Internet for it?”
I’ll end the series about the love languages with a bunch of tips of how to spot what language your loved ones - and you, yourself - speak. Here we go:
What is my own love language?

Recall the [...]

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Love Languages - Quality Time

This is a love language that can’t be spoken in a hurry. Some people need you to slow down and spend time with them in order for them to feel they are important to you. So if your spouse is one of them: Make the time. If love is spelled t-i-m-e to him or her, [...]

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Love Languages - Acts of Service

An act of service is a great way to show you care. Think about it: It takes your efforts, your time and your skill. And it all goes out to the special someone you help out: Your mate, your child, your friend, your mother.
This week I noticed two ten year olds entering the supermarket, and [...]

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Love Languages - Words of Affirmation

A classic way to communicate love is to say “I love you”. And to some it is vital to hear those words regularly in order to feel loved and cared for.
As a part of my little series on Gary Chapman’s “love languages”  comes this post about people who understand your love and care for them best [...]

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I am a Contribution

One of my goals with this blog is to highlight certain people and what I find fascinating about them. Often it is their attitude to life I find worth noticing. Because how we face life really does make a difference. Most of the things you meet in life are not up to you. Things just [...]

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Love Languages - Physical Touch

To some, the best way to say “I care about you” is to give them a hug.
Gary Chapman asks us to notice that people speak different love languages. We all have different ways we prefer to give and receive affection, and to some the best way is through physical touch. Do you know these people? Who always [...]

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Tell me What to Do (not what Not to Do)

It’s hard for the brain to turn things round. I know that for myself. “Don’t eat so much chocolate.” Well… That’s easy for you to say. But what do I do when my whole being is centered around that lovely brown piece of heaven… You’re telling me to stop eating it, but I can’t even [...]

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Love Languages for Beginners

A great way to improve your relationship to a person you like, cherish and love, is to pay a little attention to the way they prefer to learn that they are liked, cherished and loved.
Gary Chapman teaches us that we all have our preferences when it comes to receiving affection. You know - some like back rubs, [...]

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