Life is change… suddenly sometimes… slowly other times… but changes for sure. I work with change, assisting others to make changes for the better, in their relationships, personal, and work lives. I face my own changes each day as I look in the mirror, as I engage with loved ones and friends. As I move …
Change Happens! I know that this is no surprise to most of us. I say most of us because it seems that resisting change is quite rampant in our culture. So many arguments on the news and so many social complaints are over changes that are occurring, suggested, or wanted. In the last few weeks …
Do you ever just want to whine?? If you’ve got yourself tuned into any positive psychology blogs, any “take charge of your happiness” message boards, or receive self-improvement tweets from anyone, you’re probably getting similar messages to the ones in my box. They go something like “make the best of things”, “sure this is a …
The focus of 2 radio programs I was on recently was relationship skills and actions that create harmony and ease – lots of enjoyable discussion. Listen: June 6 radio interview Healing from an Affair Criticism v.s. making a direct request about your needs How lack of communication can lead to contempt It takes time to …
Having a month dedicated to Emotional Intelligence makes me very happy; however we need to do more than give lip service to the importance of our emotional well-being. We need to learn, attend, and practice on a daily basis. We need to care for ourselves emotionally with identifying, acknowledging, accepting, and valuing our emotional experience. …
Playing with my twin 2 year old grandsons is one of the delights of my life. One moment they are running the circle around my living area laughing and trying to keep ahead of me. The next minute they might be in a puddle on the floor in tears because they ran into each other …
My 2 year old granddaughter, Gloria, calls her older sister “ Baba”. I’ve often wondered how she got “Baba” out of Amelia. It’s may be the early language sound attempt of a little one. However, Baba in Hindi (primary language in India) means sibling. Interesting. And it also is the endearing name that’s used for …
Over the last several days I have been reminded of what ordinary courage looks like and the profound effect it has on the person standing in it as well as those around them. Our current use of the word often relates to heroism of some sort. And yes, when someone does a heroic act, courage …
Many other researchers and practitioners have found that appreciation generates creativity, joy, connection, resilience, and inner peace. That’s what I discovered on that porch over 20 years ago and it is available to everyone. There are just a few requirements in the practice. Paying and giving attention to a specific choice is the first one. …
I heard a friend say to a group of us this morning that “We change the World one communication at a time.” Could this statement be true? How could it be true? Does communication have that much power? What would I need to understand and practice in order to have the power to effect some …