by Carla | Apr 20, 2023 | Anxiety & Worry, Interactions & Communication, Self-Worth & Self-Esteem
A PERSON’S WORDS, ACTIONS, AND REACTIONS ARE ABOUT THEM, NOT YOU. Whether verbal, written, body language, facial expression – even if what is said or their visible reaction occurs or shifts after something you said or did – it’s not actually ‘about’ you....
by Carla | Mar 23, 2023 | Interactions & Communication
WE OFTEN NEED TO HEAR SOMETHING OVER AND OVER – perhaps an idea, suggestion, some advice – multiple times, in different ways and at different times before it sinks in. A recent conversation reminded me of this. Remember this and have compassion and...
by Carla | Mar 9, 2023 | Getting Through Difficult Experiences, Interactions & Communication, Shifting Perspective
I READ THIS LOVELY ARTICLE ABOUT ANGER in the magazine Lion’s Roar, Nov 2022 issue – these were the pieces stuck out for me that I felt called to share: ‘Anger is something most of us try to avoid. Yet … we can observe the source of our anger – and the source of...
by Carla | Feb 23, 2023 | Food for Thought, Interactions & Communication
WE TEND TO WANT OTHERS TO BE LIKE US. Maybe we wouldn’t put it in so many words, but we do tend to seek connection with others who share similar values, interests, even abilities. Perhaps it comes from a desire to be accepted and to make connections – to feel less...
by Carla | Feb 23, 2023 | Food for Thought, Interactions & Communication
WHEN IMPATIENCE STRIKES US – perhaps we’re in the presence of someone slower at a task than we would like, or doesn’t know the answer or solution that comes easily to us – we might find ourselves in the midst of thoughts like: Uggghhh… ~ how does this person not know...
by Carla | Feb 23, 2023 | Anxiety & Worry, Interactions & Communication
Listening to a podcast recently, I heard a short exchange between two people: person A felt snubbed by person B because B had walked past A on the street and hadn’t said hello or acknowledged them. There seemed to even be a question as to whether it had been an...
