When speaking of intimate relationships, we know we must not treat the next person in our life poorly because of what the previous person put us through, so why do we carry past hurts and slights into a new relationship? It’s simple: unspoken and/or unnoticed regret. We regret that we didn’t act differently in the previous [...]

Don’t get it twisted. Happiness isn’t the ultimate goal. Happiness is just a pit stop on the road to authentic joy. Happiness is a feeling, an emotion, that can go as quickly as it comes. Joy is an inner peace that no one and nothing can touch. Joy is the perfect peace that happiness only [...]

When Anne Frank said that in spite of everything, she believed that people are good at heart, people called her young and naive. I believe she was right, even though people try to prove me wrong at every turn. I’ll keep believing in the goodness of people, even when they show me their worst, because [...]

When you and another person are involved in a dispute, one person can’t solve the issue alone. You can’t have a conversation with yourself and by yourself and then dictate to the other person how the outcome will be. You can’t simply decide “this or that” is what you need to have or do to move on and then [...]

We say “treat others as you want to be treated.” How about “treat yourself as you would treat others.” When other people fall short, we show them more understanding and compassion than we ever think to show ourselves. Do you realize when you “beat yourself up” for falling short or missing the mark that you’re [...]

A test gives birth to a testimony. Testimonies are meant to be shared, not to be hidden. What you’ve gone through and come out of will give someone else the strength to get free from their bondage. If you’re not sharing your testimony, you’ve missed the purpose of the test. Copyright© 2009. Faydra D. Fields, All [...]

We’re quick to say, “Tomorrow’s not promised,” and then our next thought is, “I’ve got time.” Copyright© Faydra D. Fields, All rights reserved.

You receive a reply to a tweet you sent hours or even days ago, and you have no idea what tweet to which it refers. In many cases, if you look under the actual text of the tweet, at the smaller gray text, you’ll see “in reply to.” Click on “in reply to,” and it [...]

Twitter allows you to protect your tweets and only have people see your updates that you approve. Please note that accepting someone’s request to follow your updates isn’t the same as following them back. These are two, separate steps. Once you accept someone’s request, you then have to follow them if you want to see [...]

Intimacy is the melodic line in the song of our relationship that continues even when love-making has long since sung its final refrain. Intimacy keeps our love song on an eternal loop. Copyright© 2009, Faydra D. Fields. All rights reserved.