Tag Archives: relationships
Relating with Others
Research shows that roughly 75 percent of anger happens in the context of relating with other people.* Relating with others is not easy, even for the most anger free person, and when we have problems with anger the difficulty is… Read the full post
Kindness Practice
Perhaps the very best relationship skill you could ever develop is basic human kindness. Kindness dissolves all animosity, forges friendships, makes others like you and want to be kind back to you. The gift of kindness makes other people feel… Read the full post
Brene Brown: The power of vulnerability
Brene Brown describes how human beings are connected, that in fact we are biologically hardwired for it. Her research reveals some exciting things about surprisingly, shame and vulnerability. One of the conclusions she discovered was that a willingness to be… Read the full post
Non Violent Communication: The Power of Needs
According to the principles of Nonviolent Communication, when we experience anger it is because there is some basic need that is not being met*. It could be a need for being understood, a need to be received and respected, a… Read the full post
Social Intelligence
Bestselling author of the groundbreaking book “Social Intelligence” Daniel Goleman speaks about the scientific and sociological implications of our interactions and relationships with others. New findings in neuroscience tell us that “Our brains are mainly designed to connect to the… Read the full post
Barbara Crafton: Forgiveness Means Letting Go
Often forgiveness is associated with “warm fuzzy feelings” and “forgetting” past wrongs. But Barbara Crafton, an Episcopal priest and award winning author offers a wiser, more realistic understanding of forgiveness. She says that forgiveness is not about forgetting anything, but… Read the full post
Of Courses I’m Angry
As his marriage falls apart, Gabriel Cohen obsesses over all the things his wife has done to make him angry. But a chance encounter with Buddhism shows him the anger is his alone, and never serves any good purpose anyway…. Read the full post
Being Available for People
I had a bit of a breakthrough experience this week that I’d like to share. It came when I was doing a body/mind practice called Focusing, an excellent form of work developed by Eugene Gendlun. The process involves paying attention… Read the full post
Speak Your Mind
A common cause of pent-up, restricted anger that many of us experience comes from not speaking our mind. Everybody knows what it’s like to not say something when you know you should. We all have a friend or partner or… Read the full post
Speak and Listen
Anger frequently plays out during communication with others. For all kinds of reasons, relating with other people triggers our anger patterns. There are things we can do so that anger creates less problems for us while communicating. Here is an… Read the full post
