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The Problem with Partials!

Frequently, we get the request in our office for a "partial" inspection. This is another of those things that truly escapes my logic. While I am sure that the basis for this request is the desire to reduce the expense of the inspection, partial insp...

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Getting What You Want Most From Other People

Very often in relationships we do not seem to beable to get the one thing we want more thananything else - the approval of other people.In fact the more we want it the more difficultit can be to turn the situation around.Typical approaches include wi...

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Solve Your Spider Phobia

Solve Your Spider Phobia by: Trevor Dumbleton It is not too uncommon to find a person with a spider phobia. If you are reading this page, you probably include yourself amongst the number of people who have a dread fear of those creepy, eight-leg...

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Is This the Right Person for Me?

Is This the Right Person for Me? by: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. “How will I know when I meet the right person?” I often hear this question in my counseling practice. The answer is fairly complex. There are two different reasons that people have fo...

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Controlling Behavior, Loving Behavior

Controlling Behavior, Loving Behavior by: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. When Zack and Tiffany started counseling with me, they were on the verge of divorce after 16 years of marriage. Neither really wanted to end the marriage, yet both were miserable. Bo...

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A Christmas Wish

A Christmas Wish by: Wayne and Tamara Direct Answers - Column for the week of December 22, 2003 My sister is a woman now beginning her thirties. She has had few friends and her boyfriends have never been good for her. Now she has finally found a...

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Two Very Forgotten but Crucial Words - Thank You

Thank you wonderful words that we all love to hear but forget to say. Do you write thank you notes? I remember when I was a child my Mother always made my brother and I write thank you notes to our friends, family, and each other. I recall thinking ...

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Lessons from Hurricane Fabian

My friend, Sue Johnston, MBA, ABC, is a certified EQ coach living in Bermuda. She just sent me an email about hurricane Fabian – the worst hurricane to hit the island of Bermuda in 50 years.She wrote about how terrifying it was to know it was comin...

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What I Learned From A Parakeet

I want to tell you about the lesson that I learned from my parakeet.Yes, I did say that I learned something from a parakeet. I suppose thatit is possible that I have too much time on my hands. Moving on... My parakeet is named Yazzie. Yazzie is Navaj...

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Well, Well, Well A Deep Topic

Recently the facilitator in my classroom discussion group asked eachperson to describe the three greatest problems that troubled them. Aswe did this we became so depressed that we could not complete theassignment. We found that most of us were famili...

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