Tag Archives: conversation

How To Listen & How To Be Heard

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

Without real listening, we’re walking around with “eyes half open, heart half closed.” Here’s how to listen and how to be heard. Continue reading →

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Mom Knows Nothing

Posted on October 6, 2010 by

There’s peace to be found right beyond the need for answers. That puts the emphasis on love, not on what’s right. Continue reading →

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To Be, Or To Multitask

Posted on July 20, 2010 by

We’ve tuned ourselves to distraction. That seems to make us uncomfortable with distraction’s opposite—-the powerfully real time spent in contemplation or conversation. Continue reading →

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Open-Eyed Optimism

Posted on November 2, 2009 by

Dinner table conversation requires little from me except that I keep my eyes open. Continue reading →

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