Wise Words for You

When you send someone a text message the idea is that it will sit there until someone has time to get to it. It is NOT like a phone conversation or an IM conversation where they expect you to be ready to answer right after they send a message. Anyone who gets an attitude over a late text response (a few hours to a whole day) is someone who is being very demanding. Even with my best and closest friend I don't apologize for a late text message response. Between the two of us we understand that we have busy lives and something as small as a text messages is easy to forget about. It is also important to remember that any time you apologize for ANYTHING, you are admitting that YOU did something wrong and you OWE them an apology. You don't owe anyone an apology for having your own schedule and responding to their message at your own pace. If it is a simple text message like, "can you pick up some milk?" then of course, you should respond in a timely manner and apologize if...

One of the deepest habits we learn is interfering in others’ lives. Even if we are not actively interfering there is a good chance it’s happening in our heads. Then, when people don’t do what we want them to do, which is usually all the time, our ability to relax is non existent. If you want to interfere successfully in someone else’s life, try this loveful approach. It begins with acceptance, continues with acknowledgement, is empowered by appreciation and ends in actualisation. Only in this way can we help others be all that they can possibly be, and what else is life for, but to help others to be all that they can be. Only by making love practical in this way, can we heal our own habits of criticism, envy and blame. Accept, acknowledge and appreciate. It doesn’t mean you have to agree, comply or condone. The paradox is that we ourselves will receive the same in the process, not only from ourselves, as we become what we give, but from others along the way. Why? It’s the law!

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Do not hide the treasures in your heart in fear that they will be stolen – instead share them and find they multiply.

The Samaritans charity has launched a new app which will notify Twitter users if people they follow on the site appear to be suicidal. Samaritans Radar uses an algorithm to identify key words and phrases which indicate distress. They include "tired of being alone", "hate myself", "depressed", "help me" and "need someone to talk to." Users who have signed up for the scheme will receive an email alert if someone they follow tweets these statements. The app asks whether the tweets are cause for concern. However it does not yet identify sarcasm, according to the  website . The charity says it will not get involved directly unless requested. Joe Ferns, executive director of policy, research and development at Samaritans, told the BBC the app was not designed to be a furtive tracking tool. "Radar is only picking up tweets that are public, giving you an opportunity to see tweets that you would have seen anyway," he...

Contemplating a major life change can create significant levels of stress. Psychologist and author Joseph Burgo, PhD, offers strategies on how to cope.  Expert Source:  Joseph Burgo, PhD, a clinical psychologist and the author of  Why Do I Do  That? Psychological Defense Mechanisms and the Hidden Ways They Shape Our Lives  (New Rise Press, 2012). He writes the  After Psychotherapy  blog at  www.afterpsychotherapy.com . You’re on the verge of making some exciting positive change in your life, when suddenly you feel it: the cold, iron grip of the status quo. Even though part of you is excited about the possibility of change — a new job, a new  home , a new relationship — there’s another part that’s attached to your present reality, comfortable with your inertia. And that part is making it very difficult for you to move forward. Instead of feeling a sense of happy anticipation about the prospect of change, you might feel immobilized b...

Phone reviewers get asked the question "what mobile should I get?" all the time. The reason is simple - choosing is really hard if you haven't seen every contender and had a play with it.  Fear not though, Wise Words for You is here to help. Below is my list of the 10 best buys in the mobile market.  1. Samsung Galaxy Note 4 © Wise Words for You Pros:  Premium build quality, high quality screen, great new features Cons:  High price, fingerprint scanner isn't as good as the iPhone Just launched, the Note 4 is truly Samsung's greatest phone yet. The company has toned down the faux leather back, added metal edges painted to match the colour of the phone and included some great new features.  We love the new health app, and while the heart rate monitor, UV scanner and o2 saturation tests might be a little superfluous, they do bring the phone in line with the  Galaxy S5  in terms of features. But with that high resolution, 1440x2560 resolution AMOL...

Learning and teaching are players in the same game. If either one stops everything becomes heavy and ceases to be fun. Learning is the reward for respecting life and teaching is the fruit of experiencing life. Please remember tomorrow at 18:00 BST I will be conducting a live Google Hangout, for more information go to  Wise Words Live Blog  for more information and any questions that you would like to ask, from 18:00 you can.

Alan Jones is a Motivational Speaker, Mind Coach and Performing Mentalist.  At first that might sound a little confusing, but simply put Alan deals with various aspects of the human mind specifically how we think, feel, communicate and create realities. Traditionally the archetype of The Magician is much more than a trickster, He, or she is a counsellor, oracle, sage and sorcerer. Alan’s starting point is that we all hold within us the power to create, manifest and be the change we want to be. These changes, Alan maintains, can start in the mind with an idea, a thought or an inspiration. It is only when we consider carefully the choices we have do we really transform our lives. Alan’s  Motivational Seminars and Workshops  have been delivered throughout the UK to schools, colleges and international corporations and he has worked with sales teams in companies like Xerox, Microtels, JAD Logic, GE Money and Kelsall & Steele. From motivating sales teams; to helping...

A CAMBORNE-based bus driver has been nominated for a bus industry “Oscar” just a few months after winning another award for his exemplary customer care. Gino Contrino is now in line for the UK Bus Awards’ Chris Moyes Memorial Award for the Top National Bus Driver. According to First Devon & Cornwall, Gino, 54, has maintained an excellent customer service record during the 26 years that he has been a bus driver in the area. This is borne out by the many letters of commendation from the public as well as many other awards, his bosses said. The latest of Gino’s accolades was the Above and Beyond Award for customer care for people with learning disabilities given by local charity, People First Quality Checkers. He also won a FirstGroup 2009 Regional Superstar employer award for which he nominated by 26 separate customers. In Gino’s award nomination, Robbie Lamerton, First Devon & Cornwall’s general manager, says: “Gino has a track record of being one of our best dri...