Mixing In

For some of us, socialising or acquainting yourself with new strangers is not only one of the hardest things we can think of but it's also one of the most daunting. It's not the end of the world and social connections do matter as building positive and supportive social circles is crucial to your mental health and general well-being, it just takes some stepping out of your comfort zone (Which is a good thing).

A Little Nudge

Mori finds it hard to approach and initiate a conversation. It paces back and forth trying to muster the courage and figuring out how it’s going to start the conversation. As this goes on, Mori only gets increasingly nervous before it decides to hold back, leaving it disappointed and frustrated at itself for not being able to talk to someone they wanted to.

This time, Mori takes control of that and pushes itself to make the first move. Mori starts off by introducing itself and asks a little more about it’s new found friend. They both get on to talking about their hobbies and interests, sometimes even experiences they have went through and empathizes with one another. Mori starts getting the hang of how a conversation flows and is feeling more confident.

Communication Skills

Great! So Mori has finally broke out of it’s comfort zone and has made a new friend.

Mori can now start practicing and developing it’s communication skills and build it’s way up to a professional level that can be used in the work place. The ability to communicate information accurately, clearly and as intended, is a vital life skill and something that should not be overlooked. It is especially important in building up strong relationships and also in terms of increasing your career prospects.

Emotional Intelligence

Dealing with a growing amount of connections also brings in an influx of experiences followed by emotions. Plenty of these emotions are rather new to Mori, they may be overwhelming at first but Mori will learn and find a way to recognise, manage the emotions of itself and the emotions of other people, both individually and in groups. This is called emotional intelligence. By developing your emotional intelligence, one will also be better at understanding their own psychological state, which can include managing stress effectively and being less likely to suffer from depression.

Conflict

There are times of conflict in every relationship and often emerges when people are stressed. Conflict can be destructive, leading people to develope negative feelings for each other and spend energy on conflict that could be better spent elsewhere. It can also deepen differences, and lead groups to polarise into either or positions.

However, well-managed conflict can also be constructive, helping to ‘clear the air’, releasing emotions and stress, and resolving tension, especially if those involved use it as an opportunity to increase understanding and find a way forward together out of the conflict situation.

While many of us would refer to avoid difficult conversations, sometimes this is not

possible and would only prolong and make the issue worse. Sit down and talk it out with the other person in a calm manor. Voice out your issues without verbally attacking the other party and listen to each other, reflect on what has been said and find a way to meet each other halfway. Reasoning, patience and communication is key.

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Love comes in all forms.

There are many types of love and everyone has their own way of expressing or showing their love and affection.

There are those who live for love, those who are willing to fight and give everything up for love, and some whom are much more reserved, requiring a much longer time to build up any form of a bond. The intensity and amount we feel or are willing to give up for differs from each individual, even differing between the type of bond it is, such as the bond between them and their partners, friends, lovers or family.

Through the many experiences our lives are filled with, we may come across one or a few traumatic experiences that may affect the love we feel and how willing we are to love once more. Breakups, death or the growing distance between bonds are the few common examples.

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A Rollercoaster Called Love

The tunnel of love can be less of a soothing ride down the river and more of a wild emotional rollercoaster ride. For someone like Lika, things can seem harrowing and though it may take quite a bit of courage, that little bit of courage can go a long way.

The Approach

Lika has recently met a beautiful green and is afraid they might reject her.

Lika paces back and forth trying to muster the courage to express her feelings to the green, wondering if it will be worth it.

Rather than living with the regret of missing out on an opportunity, Lika decides to give it a shot. She told herself all she needed was 20 seconds of courage and when the timer began, Lika hurried over to talk to the beautiful green named Fleur.

Facing Rejection

Facing rejection or a break-up can be tough especially when you’ve tried so hard to put yourself out there. It is always good to remember that every experience comes with it’s lessons in which we should cherish. All of the experiences we gain and collect build up to something much bigger and might even help us realize things we never would have.

Lika may feel defeated for now but she’s determined to pick herself up and try again.

The end of a long relationship can also be extremely painful, it is during these difficult times where we may lost touch with ourselves and need a good support system. Surround yourself with love and with time and

understanding, you will soon be able to pick yourself back up and be better than ever.

To Fall Again

As Lika takes her time to recover, she realizes that there are alot of lessons hidden behind these experiences. She grows and discovers new things about herself during and after every new experience.

One lovely day, Lika came across a bright and cheerful yellow. The yellow introduces itself as Sunny and they both discover that they have alot of similarities. Lika doesn’t put much thought to it at first but soon realizes that she is attracted to Sunny. Does she really want to get in to something like this again? She ponders and worries but she tries to keep her anxiety under control and slowly build her connection with Sunny.

Courage and Support

Time passes and their friendship grows but so does her feelings. Lika grows only more comfortable with Sunny and feels the ever-growing chemistry between the both of them. Lika takes a chance and reveals her feelings for Sunny. Sunny was taken aback but also reveals that they feel the same. Their love begins and blossoms with time.

However, their relationship faces plenty of judgement due to them being different from the others. Hateful slurs, judgemental stares and looks of disapproval. These make them feel insecure about their relationship but at the end of the day, love prevails and they are proud of the love they have for each other. Supporting and loving one another and cherishing every moment of it even the rough times that they may have.

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