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10 Healthy Ways To Deal With Anger

and/or angry. 10. Make an agreement with yourself to not judge yourself or others. Instead of making evaluations, diagnosis, and judgments make observations (state the facts). This prevents enemy images from arising in our mind that alienate us from others. Keywords: anger unmet needs judgement Eddie Zacapa
How to Interrupt

here are some tips on how to compassionately interrupt her and create more connection for both of you: 1. Self empathy: As soon as you notice your attention drift, resentment begin to build or enemy images of the other person forming in your mind — for example, seeing them as "over talkative," a "loudmouth" or "inconsiderate" — pause, go inside and connect with your own feelings and needs....
Embracing Nonviolence

our values as well as more and more gentleness toward ourselves when we don’t. We will also engage in envisioning, in detail, a world that truly works for everyone and how we can transcend our “enemy images” and find willingness to engage with all for the benefit of all. Keywords: Miki Kashtan nonviolence social change Gandhi conflict resolution conflict prevention peace
The Jackal as a Teacher

Trainer Tip Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend. —Martin Luther King, Jr. In Compassionate Communication, we use the jackal as our metaphor for that part of us that is critical, judgmental, or self-righteous. We chose the jackal image because they walk low to the ground, tend to be more interested in satisfying themselves in the moment, and are less likely to...