LISTEN
Listening: the essential, yet often overlooked aspect of communication. Listen to BOTH what’s easy to hear – a favorite song, a loved one’s voice, wind…
3H-Ha!
Author: Lelania Harpal Kaur Avila
Visiting the Rabbit Hole
May you step away from your screen, go get yourself a drink of water, stretch, put your feet on the ground, acknowledge the Earth below…
Acknowledgments
Our family is blessed to live on the Island of Pesamkuk, one summer home of the Wabanaki people.* Some of the beaches near our home…
Origins of the Toolshed of My Heart
I’ve been asked for a little more information about the “Toolshed of My Heart.” The concept originated with a piece of art I created for…
Breathe
It seems so simple, doesn’t it? How many times have you heard, “Just take a breath!” From one of Thich Nhat Hanh’s books (either Anger…
Emotions and Communication
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What Happened 2018-2020?
Funny how we make plans (like to regularly update a website!) and Life sends us another way. We went on an unexpected journey: Parenting Through…
An Introduction to the Communication Toolkit
Exploring conflict resolution skills over the past two decades, I discovered a deep, abiding peace. Daily life presents ongoing communication challenges. Fortunately, our closest relationships…
Breath-Filled Communication: A new 1000-day practice to Speak Precisely
November 2018: A diagnosis turned our life upside down and inside out. With one phone call everything changed. (Well, maybe not everything! Love is a…