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Tag Archives: listening
How to Be a Good Audience Member
Since 2011, I’ve been performing professionally off and on. That experience, combined with the many times I’ve been in the audience watching other performers, has taught me a lot about how to be a good audience member. There are many … Continue reading →
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Tagged audience, dog, entertainment, How to Be a Good Audience Member, juggling, listening, performing, respect, Sawyer
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The Healing Power of Presence and Listening
I usually prefer to be by myself when I feel upset. On the rare occasions in which I’d like some company, I prefer that company keep the focus on me and my pain, just as I strive to keep the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Blue's Clues, Cori Doerrfeld, dog, empathic listening, healing, listening, pain, Presence, Sawyer, Steve Burns, The Healing Power of Presence and Listening, The Rabbit Listened, understanding
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Shifts in Interactions
I’ve spent many years trying to change others in a variety of ways. At this point, while I’m no longer trying to change others, I still find myself hoping they’ll change in ways I want. This has caused nothing but … Continue reading →
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Tagged change, control, dog, healing, influence, interactions, listening, loneliness, love, pain, peace, present moment, Sawyer, Shifts in Interactions, socializing, speaking
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My Take on Honesty
I’ve thought a lot about honesty over the past few years. Since there’s been a lot of time for my thoughts around it to settle, I’m ready to talk about it in this post. Here’s my take on honesty. Before … Continue reading →
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Tagged dog, effective communication, emotional intelligence, emotions, genuineness, honesty, hostility, listening, mindfulness, My Take on Honesty, Sawyer, speaking, truth, understanding
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How to Comfort Someone Effectively
There is a lot of pain in the world. Many humans and animals seek out comfort in other living creatures when they feel extremely upset. Animals are pretty good at comforting those in need, especially domestic animals. However, humans are … Continue reading →
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Tagged comfort, Crucial Conversations, dog, emotions, empathic listening, healing, How to Comfort Someone Effectively, Inside Out, Letting Go, listening, Marshall Rosenberg, Never Split the Difference, Nonviolent Communication, pain, Sawyer, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, understanding
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Downsides of Being Quiet
Being the quiet one is not all it’s cracked up to be. Sometimes it’s downright awful. On many occasions, my dog Sawyer was the only one in my life who treated me with quiet kindness and respected what I needed … Continue reading →
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Tagged dog, Downsides of Being Quiet, emotions, frustration, interruptions, listening, pain, Sawyer, silence, space, understanding
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Stories and Interruptions
From what I’ve seen, it’s getting harder and harder to find good storytelling. This is not caused by a lack of good storytellers. There are plenty of excellent storytellers who can keep others engaged for hours with all kinds of … Continue reading →
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Tagged attention, dog, interruptions, listening, patience, Presence, Sawyer, stories, Stories and Interruptions
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Helpful Responses
Last week, I covered several kinds of responses that make things worse when someone is struggling. Today, I’ll look at a variety of helpful responses, several of which have been invaluable in my healing journey after losing my dog Sawyer … Continue reading →
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Tagged dogs, emotions, empathic listening, healing, Helpful Responses, listening, Sawyer, support
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Putting the Pieces Together
Unsolved problems keep coming back up. This is true from the individual level all the way through the global level. So many problems remain unsolved because one or more parts of any given problem are being ignored. In far too … Continue reading →
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Tagged communication, emotions, healing, listening, nuance, problems, Putting the Pieces Together, solving problems, stories, understanding
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More Thoughts on Echo Chambers
Crucial Conversations talks a lot about the feeling of safety in communication. Where there’s not a feeling of safety, communication is largely absent. Some people may still speak to each other by way of yelling, making insults, and mocking each … Continue reading →
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Tagged conversations, Crucial Conversations, discussions, echo chambers, ideas, listening, More Thoughts on Echo Chambers, understanding
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