Mirror the Calm. ~ Tony Baker speaking on Conflict Resolution How do you calm people down when they’re emotional? Yelling at them,”Calm Down” is counterintuitive. What can you do? Mirror the calm. Act out the desired demeanor. Show them what […]
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Being “Right” Is a Cage
As we move into our birthright as spiritual beings, we discover that “right” is a cage, not a freedom. Being right is a perspective, not a license for angry behavior. Each of us has a unique perspective, thank God, and […]
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Look as calmly as you can upon hatred, for if we are to deny the denial of truth, we must first recognize what we are denying. Remember that knowledge precedes denial, and that the separation was a descent from magnitude […]
Continue reading »The Things I Cannot Change
Defending ourselves by engaging in arguments with actively drinking or otherwise irrational people is as fruitless as donning armor to protect ourselves from a nuclear explosion. Only a Power greater than ourselves can restore us to sanity. ~ Family Groups, Al-Anon. […]
Continue reading »Have a Blessed Day!
You can’t have a blessed day thinking about who offended you and what didn’t work out. Think on the positive things. ~ Joel Osteen Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things […]
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