by Carla | Dec 27, 2022 | Interactions & Communication
WE’RE ALWAYS CHANGING. Sure, you might say, of course we’re getting older: the molecules that make up our bodies are always moving, and our cells are being impacted by the environment and the food we eat and stress we experience, and it’s all happening so subtly we...
by Carla | Dec 27, 2022 | Interactions & Communication
THE LESS WE HOPE OR EXPECT OR ATTEMPT TO WILL A PERSON TO BE OR ACT OR REACT A CERTAIN WAY – even if we think it would be the ‘right’ or ‘proper’ or just the ‘reasonable’ way to do so by our standards, and… …the less we say to ourselves: I wish they would...
by Carla | Dec 27, 2022 | Getting Through Difficult Experiences, Interactions & Communication
IMPATIENCE AND ITS BRETHREN FRUSTRATION, ANGER, RUDENESS – THEY ALL COME FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE. That co-worker or boss or friend or family member who is frantic and upset and frustrated that [the thing] isn’t done or isn’t working out – their impatience, their...
by Carla | Dec 27, 2022 | Interactions & Communication
WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT YOU isn’t a reflection of you, your motives, your actions, or your heart and spirit. ~ It might feel accurate. ~ It might be a compliment. ~ It might be something that sparks us to contemplate: ‘this might or might not be about me, but either...
by Carla | Dec 27, 2022 | Interactions & Communication
OFTEN PEOPLE DON’T WANT US TO FIX THE PROBLEM when they’re telling us about a frustration or challenge in their life – at least not right away – even if we can see the answer, or it would be super easy to do as far as we’re concerned....
by Carla | Oct 30, 2022 | Getting Through Difficult Experiences, Interactions & Communication
A dear friend gave me a compliment the other day, and told me that I HOLD SPACE IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO FEEL SAFE to open up to see and explore different parts of themselves. I was honoured to receive this comment, and touched that she feels this way about our...
