The complete list of all life-guiding messages for young people – click the titles for further information
The first step in buying your first home is to find a mortgage and get an Approval in Principle. The amount of this loan, plus whatever money you can put towards it, sets the upper limit of what house you can afford.
To gain perspective means you know how to change the meaning of a circumstance. Your new perspective changes the meaning of the event, which changes the feelings you have in response, which changes what actions you take.
“Even the most troubled among us can begin to regain footing.” – Katharine Di Cerbo
Rehydration sachets are useful on holidays abroad: they help replace fluids and salts lost through diarrhoea, vomiting and too much sun. Include them in your travel first aid kit.
Relationships benefit from honesty, inclusion, and compromise.
To heal yourself and to build up your self-esteem, take one step above being like those who’ve wronged you, by looking at yourself with compassion and understanding.
Low self-esteem can have many causes, none of which are your fault. A traumatic experience where you haven’t received the proper support, or you feel judged or blamed for the event, or you felt lonely and abandoned afterwards, can lower self-esteem.
A funeral can help you and your family members openly express your feelings for a lost pet. Ignore people who think it’s inappropriate to hold a funeral for a pet, and do what feels right for you.
When you’re grieving, don’t let anyone tell you how to feel. Your grief is your own, and no-one else can tell you when it’s time to “move on” or “get over it.” Let yourself feel whatever you feel without embarrassment or judgment.
Being listened to, and having connection with others, can be such powerful feelings that they can relieve even the deepest pain.