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Tips for the Road Series Tip 17

his interview about a time when he was so cut off from his own grief that he couldn’t even look his clients in the eye. You can be sure that his clients didn’t feel comfortable to grieve in his presence. Weller speaks honestly about how difficult it was for him to regain his capacity to grieve, and how he was finally able to weep with the right support from others. My journey back to grieving...
Nothing but the Facts

the person is driving 20 miles over the speed limit. When I judge the situation by calling him a name, I cloud my ability to be present to him and to see him as a human being. When I have the presence to simply observe the facts of the situation, I am less judgmental of him and more at peace with myself. Be aware of how your judgments cloud your observations today. This trainer tip is an excerpt...
Self-Empathy for Self-Evolution

Using Empathy to create the inner connection, from which flows the outer direction of your life Empathy beyond the empty, lacking, absence of unmet needs and into the powerful, passionate, presence of the desire! Empathy for getting beyond the Fear and back to Here. (The Present Now) Making The Decision to trust in trust. (From the book The Decision by D. Duhm) Using Self-Empathy to stop...
Losing Our Judgments

was bad. Then, two years later, I talked to the director of the organization she had chosen over mine. They were in the process of firing her and they were expecting a lawsuit. Apparently, her presence in the organization had stimulated pain for many people and office morale was at an all-time low. Then, I thought it was good that she hadn’t accepted my offer. Do we have to judge these life...
Rooms in the Same House

help you find ways to stay in tune with your spirituality as you experience interactions with others and become aware of your own inner dialog. What You Can Expect: Easier and steadier access to presence, awareness and self-connection in relationships and challenging situations Illumination of basic Buddhist and NVC principles A deeper understanding of how to live the Buddhist precepts of...
Self-Empathy Regulation Process

how mean. Have your IL welcome all your Jackals. If you have the privacy, say your thoughts out loud with their full intensity and notice the sensations and emotions in your body. Bring your full presence to the sensations and emotions in your body. Have your IL welcome those sensations and emotions. Breathe into them, and express them with words, sounds, movements, or however you’d like to. It...
Universal Needs

never made any two things alike— No two rosebushes, two snowflakes, two grains of sand, Or two persons. We are all just a little unique for each wears A different face; but behind each is One Presence—God —Ernest Holmes Every human being has the same universal needs. For instance, we all need support but we may choose different methods to receive it. When I am under a stressful deadline, I...
Don't Assume You Know What Other People Need

If someone comes to you to talk about a problem they are having, try to stop and listen deeply. Tell yourself that your role is not to solve her problem, but rather to hear her. Your listening presence can bring relief to both of you and provide additional opportunities for healing. If a friend comes to you with a problem today, just listen intently. Don’t try to fix it. Resolutions will come...
Embracing Nonviolence

in listening when people say challenging things, courage and vulnerability to speak truth with love, openness to ask for all we want and to be ready to say “yes” and “no” truthfully, and the presence of mind to remember our commitment to transcend our judgments in real time so we can continue engaging in conflict productively. Session 4: Nonviolence in Action The focus of this session is to...
Empathic Connection and Politics

be able to support others in these conversations? The answer that comes to me is to slow the conversation down and bring some empathic structure. Take turns spaciously listening and speaking with presence. Seek to understand and be understood rather than press for agreement. Bring mindful awareness into the conversation, so you can experience yourself and the conversation as being seen, held and...