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Children, Couples, Family Life

Cell phones destroys quality of life. See how you can change that!

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Are you aware of how strong the Impact of your cell phone is?

It has the power to confuse your family life and make you unhappy. It is time to put a stop to it! Set clear priorities and do not let others steal time from you by distracting you on your phone.

It is vital to have quite times, where you focus 100% on something special, i.e. time with your partner, meals or dedicated breaks during the day. If you have family, let them know that, at these events, you will not be looking at your cell-phone. It is up to you to communicate it to your relatives and friends and most of them will learn to accept this.

It is for your own good and you will see that soon you will crave your phone less and less, thereby creating a happier and healthier you!

Written by Christian Pälchen

Biblical Thoughts, Encouragements

How to get through a crisis

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Have you been through a crisis?

Here are some thoughts on how you can survive and work through it:

  • Have a daily rhythm
  • Set daily goals
  • Talk to other people, use your Social Network. You can talk about the same thing seven times with seven different people from all walks of life and from different cities. Through talking, things get clearer and the pain will ease.
  • Take time for yourself, do something that will relax you and bring you joy – go to a cinema, visit friends, visit a bakery for breakfast.
  • Go to a forest and shout out any frustrations.
  • Be active, get involved in a sport or exercise.
  • Focus on new goals
  • Be clear about what you need in the next 4 weeks, 3 months and 6 months. Moving to a new town or into a new home with new friends and a change of scenery will help you through your crisis. (Do not be impulsive.)
  • Think about where you were before the crisis and ask yourself: Which of my goals in life are still attainable and do I still want to reach them?
  • Reflect on the crisis: Why did this happen? Is there something I can do so that it doesn’t happen again?
  • Involve God in all of this; ask Christians to pray for you; read the Bible; ask Christ to fill you with peace, new energy and clear guidance. 
  • Be sober during your decision process. 
  • Use the crises as an opportunity to change things in your life.
  • Put the crisis behind you… it happened and there is nothing you can do to change it. Make the steps to see progress out of the trauma and onto new borders.

Some helpful passages to focus on in your time of crisis:

“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” – Jeremiah 29:11

“I have said these things to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” – John 16:33

Lean on God through your crisis. Find your peace in him.

Written by Christian Pälchen

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Sexual Self-Pleasure

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The Bible says nothing about this topic. Some Christians take 1. Mose 38, 1-10 as an example, but her is a different topic. Onan interrupts the sex with his new wife (his brother died and he had to take care of the former wife of his brother and for progeny). This was against the law at this time.

But the Bible says something about sex with others and the danger to depend on something. I will come back to this topic later. Let us take a short view of self pleasure also in a wider perspective.

Hot bath, cuddle your own body, etc. are important for us and our development from the first days of our lives. We have to take care of ourself, do good things to ourself so that we are able to give something to others. At first I have to be ok and then I can give something away. That is not what God means with selfish thinking, it is a responsible bahaviour: taking care of our needs at first to build the foundation to give something to others.

You will find psychological information of the human development under this link:

https://www.simplypsychology.org/psychosexual.html

Back to the Bible:

Knowing oneself though exploring your own sexuality, the instincts are from God, checking (control) them but not letting them rule your life. In moderation like everything!

Non adultary: Drawings Fantasizing,

Pornography: dependency,  not in marriage, as a standard goal is missing! It should not be the main option to get sexual satisfied.Your partner has to be responsible for this.

Do not be dependent under your sexdrives: Who is Lord of my sex drives?

Christian Help for women and men: Ask your pastor or get in contact with an organization in your country like: http://livehope.org/about-us/

Children, Family Life

Is your Baby ready for solid food?

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You don’t have to be a master in the kitchen to make your own baby food. While convenient, commercial baby foods lose vitamins and nutrients during processing and a lot of the “yumminess” that can make your baby excited to try new foods and combinations. These 21 simple recipes are fast, inexpensive, and, best of all, more nutritious than foods that have been sitting on a grocery store shelf.

Is Your Baby Ready for Solids? The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends waiting until 6 months to start solid foods, but it is possible to start as soon as 4 months as long as certain developmental stages have been reached. According to a study released by the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, babies who started eating solid foods at 4 months old had a reduced risk of allergies and asthma. It is most important that the baby can sit upright, hold their head up, and shows signs of interest in solid food. Once you’ve gotten the okay from your child’s

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends waiting until 6 months to start solid foods, but it is possible to start as soon as 4 months as long as certain developmental stages have been reached. According to a study released by the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, babies who started eating solid foods at 4 months old had a reduced risk of allergies and asthma. It is most important that the baby can sit upright, hold their head up, and shows signs of interest in solid food. Once you’ve gotten the okay from your child’s paediatrician, you’re ready to bring on baby’s first foods!

A Few Things to Keep in Mind New eaters only need about 1 to 2 tablespoons of a food, so keep portions small. Be on the lookout for allergies, especially when feeding your child foods that contain common allergens.

New eaters only need about 1 to 2 tablespoons of a food, so keep portions small. Be on the lookout for allergies, especially when feeding your child foods that contain common allergens.

Encouragements, Family Life

Strength givers for your daily life…

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Prof. Sonja Lyubomirsky, from the University of California, found out that these 8 points are done on a daily basis by happy people:

  1. They devote a great amount of time to their family and friends, nurturing and enjoying those relationships.
  2. They are comfortable expressing gratitude for all they have.
  3. They are often the first to offer helping hands to co-workers and passers-bys.
  4. They practice optimism when imagining their futures.
  5. They savour life’s pleasures and try to live in the present moment.
  6. They make physical exercise a weekly and even daily habit.
  7. They are deeply committed to lifelong goals and ambitions (e.g., fighting fraud, building cabinets, or teaching their children their deeply held values).
  8. Last but not least, the happiest people do have their share of stresses, crises, and even tragedies. They may become just as distressed and emotional in such circumstances as you or I, but their secret weapon is the poise and strength they show in coping in the face of challenge.

Written by Christian Pälchen

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