Tag: Love

The Power Of Respect

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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Respect is powerful. It is not what we demand from other people. Respect is what we give to other people.

When you respect other people for who they are, they will respect you for who you are. So if you value respect, then always respect other people.

When you respect other people, you are not respecting them; you are respecting yourself.

Here are three benefits of respect, according to Don Miquel Ruiz, ‘Respect is the solution to humanity’s problems, from global unrest, to playground scuffles, to the dedicate balance of power that exists in our own minds.’

‘Respect opens the door to cooperation and understanding in any culture.’

‘Respect means we honor everyone’s right to exist. Respect is the best part of love.”

How To Handle Negative Situations

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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Negative things will always happen. That is life. We can’t stop negative things from happening to us. But we can do something positive about them. We can choose how we react to them.

Here are four simple ways to handle negative situations:

Do not complain about them.

‘Do not complain about things you are not willing to do something about.’- Joyce Meyer

Complaining about things won’t make them better. If you can do something about them, then why not?

Take action

‘If you do not like something, do something about it.’- Joyce Meyer

Things happen. And things will always happen. If you do not like where you are in your life, if you do not like what you are getting, then change what you are doing.

‘Change what you are looking at’

‘You can see the negative, but once you see it, address it and move on. Don’t sulk in it. Don’t sit in it. Change what you’re looking at. Eyes take your hand.’- Sam Acho

If you do not like where you are in your life, now is the right time to ‘change what you are looking at.’ If you have the courage to do it, your life will change.

Stay positive

‘The less we become upset about difficulty, the easier it is to deal with.’- Joyce Meyer

When you are going through tough times in your life, don’t get upset about it. Stay calm. Focus on what you are going to do to make things better. When you think positively about what you are going through, then you can deal with it.