Talk is cheap, so they say, and it is true; words come easily and abundantly, the problem is no matter how many words we use we may not be communicating. This lack of communication is not simply because others are not listening, it is because they cannot hear us. In my book Bear and Butterfly […]
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Yes, I know your lips are moving, and I hear sound coming from your mouth, but I do not hear you because you are speaking Butterfly and I am listening as Bear, or you are speaking Bear and I am listening as Butterfly. Does this situation sound familiar? There is no “war of the sexes,” but
Yep, it’s that time again, our annual Spring Cleaning time. The time when we traditionally air out the house, dispose of the clutter of winter hibernation, and prepare for the new season. But spring cleaning is not only a physical activity, it is a Spiritual and emotional activity as well. When we clear out a
When someone speaks to me it really doesn’t matter what they say, it is my own voice I hear. Whatever preconceived notions I have about any topic will filter what I hear, and this is what leads to communication challenges for us all. This tendency to hear anything through our own filters is present in each and
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What would you like to hear someone say to you today? A good friend of mine named Ashtar gave me this process specifically to pass along to you so that you might experience this joy. Step one, when you get up in the morning, decide what you would like to hear said to you today.
