by Richard Amaral | Jul 2, 2023 | Lifestyle, Mind-Body Health
“A vacation helps to relieve stress and boredom, gives us a change of scenery, provides us with adventure, and helps to bring us closer to the people in our lives.” E. S. Woods July 1st is a long weekend here in Canada (Happy Canada Day!). It’s also a...
by Richard Amaral | May 28, 2023 | Lifestyle, Relationships
“Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another, and feeling with the heart of another.” – Alfred Adler Arguments and disagreements are a normal part of any relationship – whether that relationship is...
by Richard Amaral | May 6, 2023 | Lifestyle, Psychology, Relationships
“Never close your lips to those whom you have already opened your heart.” Charles Dickens Openness is one of the five qualities that I believe is important in maintaining healthy, quality relationships. When you are open, it...
by Richard Amaral | Apr 29, 2023 | Boundaries, Emotions, Lifestyle, Psychology, Relationships
There’s no doubt that relationships help us to live more balanced lives. And as the longest study on adult development identified, healthy relationships, or good quality relationships, also contribute to a happier and longer life. But what makes up a good...
by Richard Amaral | Apr 15, 2023 | Balanced living, Change, Lifestyle
I compared the relationship between time and value management in my previous post. My main point in that post is that if you want to organize better your time and energy (and the tasks on your to-do list), one strategy is to first think about your values....
by Richard Amaral | Apr 8, 2023 | Balanced living, Lifestyle
There are two essential steps when reflecting on the changes you need to make to have a more balanced life. First, you need to look honestly at which areas of your life are receiving too much attention and which are receiving too little attention. For example,...
