wanderingintofocus

"The quickest way to kill a relationship is to take each other for granted." appreciation /əpriːsɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ noun recognition and enjoyment of the good qualities of someone or something. _ gratitude /ˈɡratɪtjuːd/ noun the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. _ Sometimes I get caught up in all the negativity that's going on that I forget about the good things that happen or that people do for me. This is bad because not appreciating the people who care most for you is not being caring toward these people whom you should care the most for, especially when they go out of their way to do things specially for you and you personally and it's not just some courteous politically-correct move or actions mandated by workplace etiquette. These are the people that tolerate and accept that you're human and you'll be down sometimes and care about you and not appreciating that, in some sense, is to not care about t...

compromise /ˈkɒmprəmʌɪz/ noun an agreement or settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions. _ concession /kənˈsɛʃ(ə)n/ noun something done or agreed to, usually grudgingly, in order to reach an agreement or improve a situation. _ Before discussing the difficulty of compromise, we need to understand the situation that had even led to a compromise having to be considered. A compromise is considered typically only after a dispute arises, that follows an exchange of diverging or opposite views. There is only a need for compromise when both parties want different outcomes within the same situation. Picture a standard Venn diagram where each circle represents the wants of each opposing party. Fundamentally, a compromise entails expanding the area of overlap between the two circles. This can be achieved by finding common ground (ie an arrangement that both sides are amenable to). A compromise can only be worked toward when both parties understand th...