Green Building

They say that raising a child is difficult. If you ask us, you have to be more specific. First, raising a baby and a child are two completely different things. From the moment your baby is born to when they reach an age they can follow what you are saying, the journey is not that difficult. The road that comes after that is treacherous filled with temper tantrums and unreasonable requests. Not to mention the imaginary friends and the blanket or stuffed toy they are not ready to let go of.

The start of a relationship is quite delicate. Since both partners are testing the waters and navigating the complicated maze of boundaries and emotions, finding your place can be confusing. The dating rules are different for men and women. It's the feminine charm of a woman that attracts a man and vice versa when it comes to chivalry. There are certain points in every persons mind, which they want in their partner. However, your soulmate is not just roaming around waiting for you. You have got to put in the effort!

Love never dies. Do you believe that? If yes, you are one of those couples who know and believe that your spouse is your whole world. This love emerges when you enter your Golden Years. Gray hairs, holding hands, long walks, sneaking your grandkids candies. All these tell a story of how happy you have lived. Now that reality has set in, don't let it become your routine. Expectations can be kept because by now, you both know absolutely everything about each other.

Now you have raised a baby first and then a child, so now its time to raise a teenager. The bigger they are, the bigger problem they bring. At the same time you will develop your own skills during the road. But the road might be bumpy and you will never know what to expect. It might be calm or it might be a stormy journey, and not all but a lot of it is a reflection of your own behavior in different situations, and some of it is the personality of the teenager itself.

The start of every new relationship is very exciting. The first touch, the first kiss, and that first intimate look that sweeps you off your feet — those are just the surface emotions. To make your relationship last longer, you need to dig deeper. Once you are committed to your relationship, time starts… to not take each other for granted.

After meeting with the highest levels of government in several developing nations plagued by corruption, I engaged in discussions focused on planning steps to bring corruption to its knees. After these discussions, I was asked to prepare a plan of action that had the possibility of being a valuable resource in helping developing and, so-called, “Third World Nations” as they continued to move forward in the struggle to take on this battle, and bring about a victorious end to the stronghold that corruption seemed to have in these governmental institutions.