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One Little Thing That Can Save Your Marriage
Website DIVISIONS (Over 600 articles to help you to grow in every facet of your life) Written by Jimmie Burroughs Email to a friend Ads by Google Marriages are sometimes lost on just one issue: Failing to show empathy. Sympathy and empathy are similar terms that use the same emotion which is feeling a deep concern for what someone else is going through. There is one difference in the two terms: Sympathy is a feeling of concern based on similar experiences while empathy is a feeling of concern without having experienced the same issues. Being able to read your spouse’s emotions can tell you what they are experiencing when they…
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Is Compassion the Missing Virtue in Your Life?
Website DIVISIONS (Over 600 articles to help you to grow in every facet of your life) Written by Jimmie Burroughs Email to a friend Is compassion the missing virtue in your life? If so you are missing many powerful benefits. It is certainly one of the greatest tenants of personal development. According to scientific studies, there are physical benefits — people who practice compassion produce 100 percent more DHEA, the hormone that slows the aging process, and 23 percent less cortisol, the “stress hormone.” Wow, that alone is worth learning more about compassion. The Bible has much to say about the power of compassion; the following is just one example: “Praise…
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The Healing Power of Forgiveness
Website DIVISIONS (Over 600 articles to help you to grow in every facet of your life) Posted by Jimmie Burroughs- Email this article to a friend Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times, (Matthew 18:21-22). Jesus said that we should forgive as often as is needed. The reason the Bible speaks out on so many things that we should be careful to observe is that God in his love for us wanted to give us instructions that were in our best…