You’re Not Alone in Your Pain – by Kind Communication

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Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2014/12/14/youre-not-alone-in-your-pain/ If I am not for myself, who is for me? If I am only for myself, who am I? And if not now, when? -Hillel I’ve been leading a free Davis Compassionate Communication Practice Group for over Continue reading You’re Not Alone in Your Pain – by Kind Communication

Radical Self-Reliance – by Kind Communication

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Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2014/11/29/radical-self-reliance/ If I am not for myself, who is for me? If I am only for myself, who am I? And if not now, when? -Hillel This is a beautiful riddle by the first century Jewish Rabbi Hillel. Continue reading Radical Self-Reliance – by Kind Communication

Giving a Stellar Appreciation – by Kind Communication

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Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2014/11/17/giving-a-stellar-appreciation/ Thanksgiving is coming up.  And despite the holiday’s questionable history, it is a day that we are invited as a nation to give thanks.  To give gratitude and appreciation.  But unfortunately most of us don’t know how Continue reading Giving a Stellar Appreciation – by Kind Communication

Focus on “The Process” more than “The Results” – by Kind Communication

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Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2014/10/16/what-are-you-responsible-for/ Process or results, what do you focus on? Most of us focus on results.  We live in a culture that really emphasizes results.  Focusing on results means you are focused on the resolution of a problem, or Continue reading Focus on “The Process” more than “The Results” – by Kind Communication

What Are You Responsible For? – by Kind Communication

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Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2014/10/16/what-are-you-responsible-for/ You are only responsible for one thing: what you do. This seems simple and clear, and yet I find that a lot of people are confused about what they are responsible for.  Namely, many people I talk Continue reading What Are You Responsible For? – by Kind Communication

Why Do We Disengage? – by Kind Communication

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Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2014/10/02/why-do-we-disengage/ Disengagement is the number one problem in communication.  Whether it is between parent and child, boss and employee, coworkers, friends, or significant others.  When one person disengages, compassionate communication quickly becomes difficult to near impossible. Disengagement takes Continue reading Why Do We Disengage? – by Kind Communication

Scarcity & Contentment – by Kind Communication

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Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2014/09/21/scarcity-contentment/ Scarcity is the belief or mindset of “never enough”.  You know you’re being affected by the mindset of scarcity anytime you think “I’m not good enough” or “I’m not perfect enough” or “I’m never loved enough” or Continue reading Scarcity & Contentment – by Kind Communication

Interconnectedness – by Kind Communication

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Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2014/09/08/interconnectedness/ Your entire experience is a web of interconnections. What you do impacts those around you.  What others do impact you.  You are currently reading these words on a screen which was built by someone else.  That computer Continue reading Interconnectedness – by Kind Communication

Five Tools to Practicing Compassion – by Kind Communication

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

Admit When You’re Wrong – By Kind Communication

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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