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Holiday Advice 2024: You do You
Keep in mind that agreement is not the goal of communication. We communicate for connection and understanding. Many people are confused and think we can’t connect if we don’t agree. You won’t be able to change others’ minds about this (or many other things), but you need to know this going into holiday gatherings so you can hold you lines and stay in peace.
Part 2 of Relational Conflict: Gardens or Graves
Part 1, Relational Conflict: Gardens or Graves, used a lot of words and very long, complex sentences. More than I liked. So I wanted to do a second part that puts together what I tried to say in a more readable way. Part 1 establishes the concept. Part 2, defines it.
Relational Conflicts: Gardens or Graves? (Part 1)
We have a personal choice when it comes to conflict and that choice, not the conflict, will either help a relationship, family, or organization to experience conflict in ways that help relationships to flourish and thrive or go in the other direction and take a dive.
A Shift in Perspective
But I’d say that a person who doesn’t carry shame doesn’t wield shame as a weapon. A person who doesn’t carry bitterness and jealousy doesn’t need to criticize you, or cut you down. A person who feels safe, settled, and good enough on the inside won’t turn you into competition. Conversely, a person who has peace, good will, and love toward self on the inside carries peace, good will, and love toward others on the outside.
The Soul’s Pace
Hurry is not of the devil; hurry is the devil -Carl Jung
What would happen if we made space for our souls? What would happen if we slowed down?
Wounds to Wombs
It’s been some time since the last blog posted. The writing has been prolific, just not public. One concept surfaced in the past few days though and it seems to want to make a home somewhere other than in the pages of my journal.
Your Spot in His Heart
As we invite Him into our internal landscape to process our own painful experiences of abandonment and desolation, we learn what true attachment feels like. You can find what you’ve always needed in the hesed love of your Heavenly Father.