How to know if it is okay to hug someone 
Observe their body language. 
Look at whether their feet are pointed towards or away from you. See if they are leaning back and distancing themselves from your or leaning in towards you.

If their body language indicates a need for distance, you should not try to hug them. However, if they look like they want to hug you and you feel comfortable offering a hug, go ahead and give them a hug.

How to get support for social anxiety 
Identify the key factors in your social anxiety. 
Social anxiety comes in a range of forms and severities, but it is very common. If you are concerned about social anxiety, and think that it is having a serious impact on your life, you should seek some support to address it.

Before you proceed, take some time to try and identify what triggers social anxiety for you, and how it tends to manifest. Social anxiety can prompt a debilitating fear of being judged or humiliated in social situations.

How to deal with step parents 
Accept your parent's choice. 
When a stepparent comes into life your life, it has been our parent's decision, not yours. As such, think about why they have chosen to do this and how much happier it must make your parent to be with your new stepparent.

It can feel like a stranger is imposing themselves into your home, but they have been invited. Try tearing down any mental walls you have created.

How to have the fruit of the holy spirit 
Be a loving person. 
Paul says in cor. 13, " love is patient, love is kind.


It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.