Collaboratively Outgrowing The Corporate-Industrial Complex
Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2014/08/24/five-tools-to-practicing-compassion/ I want people to have more compassion in their lives. Most of us were never taught intentional practices for compassion. Being compassionate (often misconstrued by culture as “being nice”) was often just an ideal set out before Continue reading Five Tools to Practicing Compassion – by Kind Communication
Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2014/08/10/admit-when-youre-wrong/ You are not perfect. You make mistakes. Sometimes you’re wrong. Sometimes you’re the one who went over the top or went too far. And that’s okay. In fact I encourage all my clients to have the courage Continue reading Admit When You’re Wrong – By Kind Communication
Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2014/07/27/three-rules-to-pausing-difficult-conversations/ “How do I talk to my partner when I’m just so mad at her??” You don’t. When you get really upset, when you “see red”, when the only way you can express yourself is through yelling, that’s when Continue reading Three Rules to Pausing Difficult Conversations – by Kind Communication
Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2014/07/15/three-signs-you-need-a-vacation/ Ahhhhh……I’ve just returned from a short weekend camping trip. I feel so relieved, relaxed, rejuvenated, and refreshed. And as I reflect upon the weeks leading up to my camping trip I notice three signs that I needed a Continue reading Three Signs You Need a Vacation – by Kind Communication
Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2014/06/29/embracing-it-all/ I do this thing, and tell me if you do it too. I often find that I try to avoid, transmute, “heal”, or “transcend” my negative, “bad”, emotions in order that I may spend more time in the Continue reading Embracing it All – by Kind Communication
Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2014/06/15/debating-or-relating/ “No, no, no. I called you first, and we talked…then you decided to go out anyways!” “What?? That’s completely wrong! You didn’t call me till after I was already out.” “Really? How could you be so dumb? Look Continue reading Debating or Relating – by Kind Communication
Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2014/06/01/chain-reaction/ Put out fear, and they’ll feel fear. It’s a chain reaction. Put out love, and they’ll feel love. It’s a chain reaction. -Cloud Cult These words come from a song that I deeply cherish. I think these words Continue reading Chain Reaction – by Kind Communication
Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2014/05/18/emotional-fatigue/ We can’t be at our best all the time. Sometimes there are moments when I just can’t bring myself to give someone empathy. Or I can’t slow myself down and be present enough to share my feelings and Continue reading Emotional Fatigue – by Kind Communication
Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2014/05/04/why-do-you-do-what-you-do/ When you give your partner a kiss…when you offer to help a friend move furniture…when you engage in a friendly conversation with a stranger on a bus…when you start teaching communication classes in your local community…why do you Continue reading Why Do You Do What You Do? – by Kind Communication
Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2014/04/19/vulnerability-proceeds-transformation/ Vulnerability is the key to liberation and transformation. Are you scared yet? It’s an uncomfortable truth. Few of us really enjoy being vulnerable, either with ourselves or with others. Because when you’re vulnerable you’re no longer in control Continue reading Vulnerability proceeds Transformation – by Kind Communication