What is Meant by Fake Peace? Today I heard the expression “fake peace” during the sermon at church. This was in the context of how we gather and what we prioritize as we come together. The minister acknowledged the desire and value we so often hold for harmony, fun, and peace. She named that we [...]
What Do I Want? Take a moment and imagine the following situations. You’re pouring your heart out to someone about a difficult situation in your life. You are sharing your best idea at the staff meeting. You are sharing an opinion you have a lot of passion about. You are sharing a memory that had [...]
The fall colors in Colorado have been incredibly beautiful to me this year. Every day a little leaf peeping keeps my days bright with the light of gold and bright red and everything in between. I feel such delight as my eyes take in the sight and my heart drinks in the beauty. And what [...]
We all have pain. Some of us are screaming to be heard in ways that induce even more pain. Are we listening? Are we listening to our own pain? Are we giving tender compassion to ourselves and our pain? Does our pain and the lack of compassion for it prevent us from being available to [...]
How are you doing? I am so very curious how you are doing with your relationships these days. Please feel free to share with me. During these changing times and the demands for us to adapt and the increased need for good communication, how are you holding up? What are your challenges? Are you able [...]
Have you or someone you know and care about been challenged lately, wanting better communication and more harmony and authenticity in relationships? As stressors pile up these days, we are called to bring our highest level of skill and awareness to relating. And sometimes we need to grow in this area so we can show [...]
I believe these times call for more human connection, better communication, the skills to understand one another better. Would you like to have the tools to enhance real connection and better communication in your life, work, and in the world? From just starting out learning Nonviolent Communication through being able to facilitate and train others, [...]
Deep in my heart is a longing for peace and for love to be at the center of life. Recent events tear at my heart and soul, as I imagine is true for you as well. I hold life with great tenderness in every moment. I wish you deep presence with what is. May that [...]
How do you ask for what you want? A couple of habits may include making a demand, inducing guilt or shame, or coercing in some way. The way we ask for what we want impacts not only the immediate response but the relationship over time as well. Notice what happens when you make a [...]
Bright spring wishes of warmth and renewal to you! As I wrote those words the essence of warmth and renewal jumped up in me, a feeling of longing and excited expectancy arise as I consider this season of fresh new beginnings after, and even in the midst of, the challenges of winter, darkness, and times [...]
