Crowning Glory — The Body Speaks
Crowning Glory — our heads are a blessing and a curse. If we buy into our stories, we live in our heads, miserable. Or, we can continually choose to see our games while not biting.
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Self Awareness — The Body Speaks
Self Awareness / Self Acceptance is all about studying yourself without taking yourself too seriously. It’s not “esteeming yourself,” but simply noticing that you are… who you are.
Four Noble Truths — 4 Descriptors of the Way Life Is
4 Descriptors of the Way Life Is–the Buddha’s age-old wisdom (the Four Noble Truths) is perfect for helping us see through the clouds of the last few years. Let’s have a look at the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths, which I prefer to call the 4 Descriptors of the Way Life Is. Many of the Buddhist texts were …
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9 Tools for Relating
Here are 9 ideas to improve any relationship, taken from my book, The. Best. Relationship. Ever.
Whole Being — Awareness as compared to Non-awareness
Awareness as compared to Non-awareness — not only is paying attention a challenge, what we miss far outweighs what we pay attention to. Nevertheless, it’s worth working toward more awareness.
Being a Mirror
Being a Mirror is all about helping others to hear themselves by reflecting back, without judgement. I suspect that the reason that most couples have problems with communication is that they have grown up witnessing poor communication. So let me define a few things that good communication is not. Good communication is not: getting another person …
Relating–It’s Not What you Think
Synopsis: Relating is a task that moves in one direction — from you to your partner. It is meant to be an exercise in self-awareness. First of all, most of what I’m going to suggest has a “language component” to it. IMHO, one of the few things that Freud was right about was what are called …
5 ways to pay attention
Pay attention — to yourself — we do so to be present for what is going on, all without attachment to the stories we tell ourselves.
Setting Boundaries
Setting Boundaries — one source for stress is a lack of boundaries, AKA the inability to say no. What Are Boundaries? Personal boundaries are emotional, physical, and mental limits that we establish. Boundaries differ from person to person, and are: based on one’s needs and desiresdesigned to protect him or herself from being used, manipulated, or even violated by others. …
How to Communicate Better Using Dialogue
Communicate Better: Dialogue is a tool for self-exploration. It’s not a way to get others to behave, but rather a way to learn about yourself. I’ve written a ton of articles about communication and dialogue. I’ve focused on how to communicate better in all of my books, and can state categorically that good communication skills …
