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6 steps to enhance effective listening The desire of not been heard is a feeling that happens to all of us in our lives. Listening is one of the easiest things to do and the hardest. It is hard when you put your   own concerns and opinions aside and pay attention to what another person is saying, especially when the subject matter is unfamiliar, boring, or makes you uncomfortable yet what makes a relationship succeed is the ability to listen. Your friendship, your marriage, your relationship with those you care about is built up through the art of listening. James 1:19 says “Let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.” It is a simple principle but very difficult to practice. Too often we are slow to hear, quick to speak, and quick to anger. Listening requires discipline and the devotion of the self which is the body, mind, and heart to understand and share another person’s experience in the moment of your relationship.   It may no...

Choosing paint colours for your bedroom can seem overwhelming but fun. The colours you love to wear, to have around you, reflect your personality and tastes. When choosing paint colours for your bedroom, the number of choices can seem awesome. There are no hard-and-fast rules, but it's good to keep some guidelines in mind. Today's bedroom size are typically larger than the other rooms in our homes, which gives us many options to combine layer colours to create a unique look. If your bedroom includes a bathroom and a dressing or sitting area, plan your colours for all of those spaces as a whole. That doesn't mean the paint colours in your bedroom and bathroom needs to match, but they should complement one another. Picking up accent colours in one room and incorporating those colours into the other will create a unified look that will turn your bedroom into the comforting personal retreat you desire. Below are some guidelines to help you choose those perfe...