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Practices and principles of a healthy relationship
If there is anything that everyone is looking forward to, it is building a healthy relationship. It gives an overall joy and fulfilment, but it comes with its own pack of challenges.
A healthy relationship takes a lot of work to maintain but it can be easily achieved if partners are committed to each other. Here are some simple yet efficient ways to build a healthy relationship.
Gratitude
Be appreciative. As simple as this may sound, so many couples have neglected this simple act. It is important to show appreciation for every little gesture or effort from your spouse. Do not say “it does not matter”. Be grateful in both words and actions. A little “thank you” can perform great magic.
Trust
Trust is the backbone of every healthy relationship. It is one of the keys to a happy home, and it helps you to believe and understand your partner. A relationship that lacks trust is bound to crash eventually. Without trust, your relationship is sitting on a time bomb, ready to explode at any time.
Compliment
Compliments help in building a good relationship. It makes your partner relaxed and comfortable with you. A compliment builds the confidence of your partner. Learn how to compliment your spouse; compliment her new hairdo, her intelligence, skills, beauty, dressing, and her entire body.
Compliment your man as well. There is no joy more than knowing that your partner still finds you attractive.
Respect each other
A healthy relationship requires respect—the uttermost respect. There is a saying that “love is respect”. Respect your partner’s personality, space, opinion, style, and everything. This is an easy way to build a healthy relationship.
Keep good company
Surround yourself with the right people, people who genuinely care about you and your relationship. Stay away from negative people and toxic friends; they are capable of destroying your happiness. Some people are experts in unsolicited advice; discard immediately.
Personal space
Sometimes all you need is some time alone. To build a healthy relationship, you need some time for yourself. Living with someone for a long time could kill the spark or destroy the sweetness of your relationship. Take some time to be alone just for a while. Create your own space.
Happy hour
Have fun together. This is a great way of building a healthy relationship; it strengthens your bond. Couples who enjoy a particular hobby together are more likely to have a beautiful relationship. It builds your communication level as well as improves your intimacy.
Adequate attention
It is essential for you to learn how to give your partner your undivided attention. This is simple yet difficult. As simple as it seems, many people do not have time to listen to their partners. They are always busy with work and other activities.
Avoid abuse
Abuse is the number one enemy of a healthy relationship. Stay away from abuse whether physical or verbal abuse. It can be mental, emotional, psychological, or sexual abuse. Stay away from all. Keep your relationship clean.
Open communication
Adequate communication is a pathway to a healthy relationship. Be free to talk about anything and everything. You can settle all other factors affecting your relationship just by having an open communication style.
Remember, it is much easier to avoid a broken relationship than to amend it. Start now to practice these simple ways of building a healthy relationship.
Medical Doctor and dietician, Dr Bernice Korkor Asare, has urged women to take greater responsibility for their lifestyle choices, particularly their eating habits and levels of physical activity, to help reduce their risk of developing breast cancer.
According to her, although, some breast cancer risk factors, such as family history and certain reproductive factors, may not be within an individual’s control, lifestyle choices offer an opportunity for people to take preventive action.
She made this known during a talk on the topic: “Role of diet in breast cancer prevention” organised by Times Ladies Association of the New Times Corporation, publishers of The Ghanaian Times and The Spectator, in Accra on Thursday.
The event themed “Breast Cancer Awareness- Promoting Early Detection, Healthy Eating and Prevention.” 
She noted that having a risk factor did not automatically mean a person would develop breast cancer, but could increase the likelihood of developing the disease compared with someone without that particular risk factor.
“Having close relatives who have had breast cancer, particularly a mother, sister or daughter, may increase the risk, although not everyone with a family history will develop the disease,” Dr Asare opined. Read More.
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A group of compassionate friends from Innovation Gospel Impact last Friday visited the management, teachers and learners of the Street Academy in Accra.
The visit was to interact to get a deeper insight into the operations of the Academy that houses hundreds of street and underprivileged children and find ways to support them.
The team was led by Rev. Dr Isaac Apenteng Yeboah, a former Director for West African Mailbox Club and Director for Prisons Support Foundation, and Rev. Dale Sutherland from Washington DC.
The call, according to the visitors was occasioned by reports about the struggles of the Academy despite the occasional support it enjoys from individuals and some corporate entities.
Briefing them, the Founder and Executive Director of the Academy, Dr Ataa Lartey, thanked them for the concern showed, indicating that “this is a major boost for both teachers and learners; knowing that their plight is known by people outside their premises.”
According Dr Lartey, the Academy had planned to undertake a number of project to enhance teaching and learning and also procure facilities for the children with keen interest in sports but had to shelve those plans for lack of finance.
He told the team that their biggest concerns were the monthly utility bills that takes a toll on their finances.
“We have a piece of land we planned to turn into an astro turf pitch to train the younger ones whose interests lies in making a career out of football, however, we have been unable to commence because there is no money now,” he said.
Dr Lartey expressed gratitude to the teachers who have dedicated their lives to training these children, rather than going for well-paying jobs and hoped that with time, their conditions of engagement would improve.
Moved by the plight of the Academy, the group donated a cash amount of Gh₵3,000 to settle its water bills.
They described as unfortunate the conditions of learners and teachers of the Academy and pledged to continuously support their operations to realize the dream to build a better future for the unfortunate children.
The group offered to support the school with its monthly utility bills, feeding and staff allowance and urged the Academy staff to remain in constant touch with them.
The Street Academy is located at the Accra Art Center and offers brilliant but needy the chance to pursue their educational dreams by enrolling them in public schools with others offered training in sports and cultural activities.
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