I bet you are wonder which letters they are?! Possibly A? It gets our alphabet started, gets you first in line at grade school if your name began with A. Or T because my name begins with T. E gets used quite a bit as well.
I am actually referring to two letters that I wrote (they were actually a series) of back and forth letters (they were actually email and texts).
Read MoreI spent this past week with my long time partner Steve. Both SuperGeeks for Nonviolent Communication we tend to talk about and philosophize about how to be, do and teach NVC a great deal of the time when we are together. A cool thing happened this visit.
Read MoreAre you in a relationship? With anyone? In reality we are in relationship with everyone we meet or even walk by. It is with some unspoken agreement that if you walk by someone that you do or don’t say hello (or make eye contact).
Let’s at this point just consider the important ones. Significant other, workmates, friends, business partners, family. Are you crystal clear about the roles you are each agreeing to? How do you know?
Read MoreHave you ever wanted to do something or thought things yet weren’t really able to take the action required? Until something happened and made it so you kind of ‘had to’?
Read MoreMany people come to me in hopes of finding ways to deepen their connection with loved ones, partners, family members, workmates, etc. So often they are confused thinking it is the other person who is creating the distance. I invite you to consider the ways you separate yourself from the people in your life, often with simple greetings, intended to connect.
Read MoreThis election season seems to have been particularly trying. In ways that I do not remember. Of course, it also seems that my memory is not what it used to be. Why am I at the computer again?
Oh yes, this election has had and continues to have so much energy, it is pulling people, squeezing out the hard, built up apathy and inertia. A deluge of thoughts and feelings are being thrown around flooding the thoughtfields. I am experiencing it like some serious weather. A hurricane or a tornado of sorts.
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Are you telling people what you think using language that masquerades your story as truth? I believe the quality of your life depends on a few things, one being the language you use and the words you say. For that reason I offered you this question. I think with a few tweaks here and there in what you say, you will feel more free, more open, more empowered in your life.
Read MoreDo you find that you have chronic pain? Do you wish you didn't? If you didn’t have pain, what would you be doing differently?
Read MoreWhen I hear the word vulnerable, certain images come to my mind: A dog or cat, or any animal laying down on its back during a fight. Someone with his or her back to a wall with nowhere to go. Or someone walking down a cobblestone street, in the dark, slightly damp with scary music in the background.
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