Empathy in communication requires the suspension of ego-based agendas and the need to be right. The ability to recognize another’s feelings, feel those feelings as personally relatable, and respond compassionately within subsequent communication has the power to diffuse the tension in most conflicts. “Choosing with integrity means finding ways to speak up that honor your reality, the reality of others, and your willingness to meet in the center of that large field. It’s hard sometimes.” Terry Tempest Williams If we wish to be heard, we must be willing to recognize the reality of others. Our inner world, life’s experiences, inner …
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Boundaries: An Important Life Skill
Setting boundaries and honoring boundaries is an important life skill. Early experiences with poor, non-existent, or inconsistent boundary-setting lead many to ignore inner sensations and knowing. If an important life skill is rarely or never modeled well, it easily becomes a skill deficit that has great impact on a persons experiences later in life. You CAN trust that what is right for you will feel right. We always have a choice to get ‘unstuck’; to leave a job or a relationship, set a limit, say “no,” or move away from a situation, location, person, or substance for our higher good. …