When people do not feel heard, they shrink, hide, and become someone they are not in order to gain acceptance.  They put on a mask to become someone t...

Listening is one of our most powerful tools to invoke change in this world.  In a previous article, Listening is an Act of Love, we talked about the l...

The simple act of listening holds the power to change lives and the world we live in. The power comes in many forms: the power of connection, the powe...

When I was a young adult a very wise person gave me a loving jolt, a call to wake up if you will.  I was caught up in my own suffering, complaining ab...

Have you ever used the phrase fighting fire with fire when it comes to an argument with another person?  I always picture someone spewing a ball of fi...

We are made for change.  We are literally creatures built to adapt.  Look around you and take notice that nothing, not the trees, the people, your tho...

There is not a single person on this planet who was born to hurt or harm you in any way.  People cause harm out of a reaction to their own fears.  Fea...

We spend a great deal of time and energy thinking about what we want from life and how we don’t have it yet.  Being caught up in our desires for the f...

We are all the same.  All of us have the same needs and desires at our core.  We all need a sense of safety – shelter, food, love, acceptance.  These ...

If you want to know a person, seek to understand them.  We all want to feel like we are, at the very least, being heard so someone can understand wher...

Do you ever wonder why some people react to a comment, a situation or even a commercial and you do not?  Or what about the times you get upset or exci...

Your past will never dictate your future.  Your past is done, finished and over never to be repeated again. Unless you decide to hold on to it.  Just ...