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Inside Sept 12 2018 .qxp_Layout 1 9/11/18 10:28 PM Page 5 06 BY ABUNDANT ROBERT K. AWOLUGUTU RELATIONSHIPS PLAY a crucial role in our daily life. Pay attention as the relationships you form can either make or mar life. You should make a conscious effort to form good relationships as they are a prerequisite to an exciting and successful life. Doing so comes with challenges. Here are relationship principles to guide you towards achieving the ultimate in lifepeace, happiness, success and fulfillment. Paul of Tarsus admonishes: “Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.” (Ephesians 4:29). The words you speak have effectsgood or bad. Speak words that uplift people or you may be wasting your breath. Paul also talks about things that can spoil our relationship with people. These include bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor and evil speaking which we must do away with. These are negative traits that can destroy the good relationships we have with other people. We should rather be kind, tenderhearted, willing to forgive those who have wronged us. These qualities will help us establish and maintain good relationship with people we encounter. Even our enemies can change and become our friends. What is your most important Views DAILY consideration when entering into a relationship with another person? What are your motives for forming that relationship? Be reminded that when selfishness enters a relationship, it will not endure or last. Treat everybody you meet as more important than yourself. It is a mark of humility when you esteem others better than yourself. Most people will like to make friends with people who are humble and easily approachable. Don’t always look to your own interests but consider the interests of others. These are good leadership qualities on which relationships of all kind can thrive and flourish. Love is the building block for relationships. It is the glue that holds relationships together. When two people genuinely love each other, they do things HERITAGE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 Relational principles for a successful life •Abundant Robert K. Awolugutu, the writer Paul also talks about things that can spoil our relationship with people. These include bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor and evil speaking which we must do away with. These are negative traits that can destroy the good relationships we have with other people. that reinforce the relationship. They make an effort to understand each other. Because of the love they have for each other, their communication hinges on the positive. Whenever there is friction, they look for a common ground and strike a compromise to resolve their misunderstandings amicably. They may embark on a journey towards success together. They offer support to each other. They always have encouraging words for each other. Love must be nurtured or like a flower it will wither and die. We must use love to conquer evil. Love is what helps people to build their life. This is true whether at the family level or people working together to meet their common aspirations.When love becomes the foundation for any relationship, sometimes great sacrifices have to be made to ensure that the relationship grows strong. John 15:13 says, “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.” You may not literally die for a friend, but you can stand with him through thick and thin. You are prepared to save his life at the very peril of your own. Bible tells husbands to love their wives and not treat them harshly. Exercise great care in choosing whom to hang out with. Stay away from someone who talks too much; such a person cannot keep secrets. Prov.20:19 counsels us: “He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with one who flatters with his lips.” Be in the company of those who are wise, honest and have integrity. They should be able to uphold the truth at all times. These are the people who can help you in your success journey. A major cause of broken relationships is the blame game. Finger pointing and fault finding only magnify problems. It amounts to a refusal on our part to properly evaluate our own contribution to the conflict. We must accept responsibility and examine the issues properly and work towards changing what is destroying the relationship. This approach will help the relationship grow and develop to the benefit of all parties involved. Bible counsels us to live peaceably with all men. To be able to do so, one must be proactive in stopping conflicts from erupting or when they do occur manage them before they escalate. Sometimes a mediator who is very much respected by those in the conflict will help them resolve the issues. We should avoid the tendency to take vengeance. We should leave that to the Lord. There are virtues that are necessary for building healthy relationships-compassion, patience, kindness, gentleness, humility and bearing one another A major cause of broken relationships is the blame game. Finger pointing and fault finding only magnify problems. It amounts to a refusal on our part to properly evaluate our own contribution to the conflict. in brotherly affection. These qualities speak to the heart of daily living. A person who puts on these qualities will not find it difficult to build lasting relationships. To be compassionate is to be touched by the needs of others and the willingness to help them. To be patient is to be longtempered. Kindness is love in action. It is doing good to people. It includes being generous to others who may need our assistance. When you are gentle, there is modesty in your dressing, being polite, having good comportment and having decent manners and conduct. Humility is a godly character trait. Jesus left the heavens and came down to live among men on earth. Jesus had the above qualities making him our greatest example. These virtues made Jesus a relationship expert. We should pattern our life after his. Inconclusion it is difficult forming relationships, harder in maintaining them and easy to destroy. We can, however, make our relationships work to our benefit by applying the relationship principles described above. Yours in inspiration, ARK. Email: awolugutu@yahoo.com Cell: 0208 455 296; 0559 466 048
Inside Sept 12 2018 .qxp_Layout 1 9/11/18 10:28 PM Page 6 Basic causes of bad breath Poor oral hygiene THE MOST common cause of bad breath is poor oral hygiene. Bacteria that build up on your teeth particularly between them as well as your tongue and gums, can produce unpleasant smelling gases. These bacteria are also responsible for gum disease and tooth decay. Food and drink Eating strongly flavoured foods such as garlic, onions and spices are likely to make your breath smell. Strong-smelling drinks, such as coffee and alcohol, can also cause bad breath. Bad breath caused by food and drink is usually temporary. It can be avoided by not eating or drinking these types of food and drink too often. Smoking Smoking is another cause of bad breath. As well as making your breath smell, smoking stains your teeth, irritates your gums, and reduces your sense of taste. It can also significantly affect the development of gum disease, another major cause of bad breath. Stopping smoking will lower your risk of gum disease and help prevent bad breath. WWW.DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH DAILY HERITAGE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 &Env. MoH to consider 'intelligence gathering unit' to improve sector AS PART of efforts to sanitise the health sector, the Ministry of Health (MoH) is considering the establishment of a health intelligence-gathering unit to check malpractices in the sector. Personnel from the proposed unit would be responsible for monitoring activities of health workers in various health facilities and other institutions under the Ministry to weed out unscrupulous characters from the system. Mr Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, the Minister for Health, who made the disclosure at the mid-year review of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) at Nsuta in the Sekyere Central District, said the move would eliminate various malfeasances and improve service delivery. This year’s annual mid-year review, which sought to take stock of the council’s operations, identify gaps and reposition itself as a more focused and vibrant regulatory body, was held under the theme: “Peak Performance II”. It was attended by representatives from all the 12 offices of the council across the 10 regions. The Minister said there is an urgent need for the Ministry and sector agencies to establish a client service unit and develop a client service charter to offer quality services to the people of Ghana. He said the Ministry was taking the needed steps to ensure that all agencies under the Ministry would provide paperless services in their financial transactions and electronic record management systems. Mr Agyemang-Manu said the Ministry in collaboration with other stakeholders was in the process of establishing a national •Some patients receiving treatment at the hospital emergency centre with a toll-free number that would coordinate the evacuation of patients in a professional manner. “This will be a platform which will help in tackling the no bed issues that has been a challenge in our various health facilities,” he said. He urged the management of the NMC to institute healthy, positive and productive structures about the future of staff and the organisation. Mr Felix Nyante, Registrar of the NMC, said the Council during the year under review has laid the foundation for a future of orderly, sustainable and evidence-based growth. He said the Council has undertaken an ambitious range of structural actions and decisions that were transforming its service delivery to clients. He reminded delegates of the need to set and achieve pace-setting goals to take the council to the next level of performance. “We must not forget about the essence of our existence which is to secure in the public interest the highest standards of training and practice of nursing and midwifery,” he said. Our customers are our ‘advertisers’-ASA boss BY MUNTALLA INUSAH muntalla.inusah@dailyheritage.com.gh THE AREA Manager of the Zenu Business Centre of ASA Savings and Loans Limited within the Accra East Region has said the role of their customers is like ‘advertisers’ who help them to promote their operations, the reason they also hold them in high esteem. According to him, the relationship, the corporation and the bond between ASA and its customers is the reason they have made gains and therefore reward them with medical screening. Mr Dennis Amofa Adarkwa, the Area Manager who made this known to the DAILY HER- ITAGE during a free medical screening at Zenu, a suburb of Ashaiman said for their customers to operate and do a good business, they needed to be healthy. According to him, their flexible terms is the main reason that get their customers attracted to them and the only way to reward them is to offer them free health screening. “We believe in the healthcare of our clients and to make sure that they (clients) are healthy all •Some customers being screened while others wait for their turn the time. This is the only way that our system of operation will be sustained. Today we are screening our staff and our customers of the branches here,” he stated. The branch manager of Zenu, Mrs Philomena Baidoo Wilson said the patience they have for their clients is the reason the financial institution is making gains and assured that they would continue to give their best to ensure that their respective branches attain the level of acceptance and contribute to the development of businesses in the country. Sleep more Dr Blewusi Akpaloo Wegbah, Practitioner at St. Mina’s Clinic who led a team of doctors to conduct the health screening exercise commended ASA for what she described as “a good and useful exercise.” He advised the customers to regularly go for checkups and make sure that they are healthy all the time, eat properly as well as take good care of themselves. He also urged Ghanaians to have enough rest in the form of sleep, adding that anyone who sleeps under eight hours is at risk. Over 200 customers of ASA Savings & Loans Limited, who went through the medical screening, were examined on blood pressure, hepatitis B, malaria, and sugar level and general screening. Some of the beneficiaries who interacted with the paper commended ASA for the opportunity given them to be examined.
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