Always Be Impeccable With Your Word
"Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill." ~Siddhartha Gotoma or BUDDHA (probably from 563 to 483 B.C.)
In his...
Asking for What You Want
"One of the great keys to joy and happiness and results in life is to develop the ability to ask for what you want in such a manner that people are delighted to give...
Being a Good Listener
A husband recently told me he was worried because his wife was not talking to him. I did not have the opportunity to discuss this with him, but afterwards, I did some thinking. Of...
Communication: Making or Breaking the Relationship
Good communication between couples can be a challenge at the best of times, but becomes even more difficult when there is a hot issue. Often couples do not have a healthy process for airing...
Deep Listening Shows You Care
"Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable." ~ David Augsburger
Communication is so much more than the words being said. True communication is a very...
Getting or Giving the Silent Treatment
"It is wise to direct your anger towards problems -- not people; to focus your energies on answers -- not excuses.” ~ William Arthur Ward
Do you, or does someone you know use the silent...
Good Listening Makes for Good Communication
"The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer." ~ Henry David Thoreau
Conflict often arises when a person feels they are not...
Helping Men to Express Their Feelings
“You can close your eyes to the things you do not want to see, but you cannot close your heart to the things you do not want to feel." ~ Carl W. Buechner
Women often...
Relationships: The Importance of Positive Talk
"You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist " ~ Indira Gandhi
When there are struggles in a relationship, a lot of time is often spend talking about what is wrong, or what we are...
Improving Communication
"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." ~ George Bernard Shaw
We all know how to talk, but vary in our ability to communicate. In school we learn...