How can we relate better through understanding?
Tweet If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart. — Nelson Mandela Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding. — Albert Einstein Nothing in life is to be feared, it [...]
How to welcome ALL emotions
Tweet How is it that a 12th century mystic can still be so alive and relevant today? In Rumi's poem, "The Guest House", he tells us to accept our emotions without getting entangled in the feelings that they produce. Being aware of how we feel in a difficult conversation, without letting our judgements about the [...]
What would the Dalai Lama do? Compassion & Respect
From the Stanford Lecture Series...The Dalai Lama Talks About Compassion, Respect
Life is now. Be mindful of it.
Use mindfulness to investigate the way things are - be aware of your thoughts, your emotions. PJon Kabat-Zinn is professor of Medicine Emeritus and founding director of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He teaches mindfulness meditation as a [...]
How to be present from miles away
Tweet Last week I facilitated a conversation with people who were 2 hours away by airplane. These two courageous individuals wanted to better understand what they both needed from one another and reach an agreement that enhanced their interpersonal communications. This request flew in the face of everything that I had ever learned about communication. [...]
How to really hear one another
Tweet Why is Communication so darn difficult? What can I do right now to make it easier? George Bernard Shaw is one of my favourite playwrights. Not only does he have a "wicked" sense of humour, he shares a unique, and somewhat surprising quality with Mick Jagger. While Mick attended the London School of Economics, [...]
A quick way to get grounded
Tweet Australian boots Adorned with paddock muck Keep me grounded Every now and then, when I find myself spending more and more time in my head, consumed by figuring and thinking, I'm reminded to get out from beneath the clouds of my circling thoughts and escape into nature. What keeps you grounded?
We are hard-wired for connection
Brene Brown is one of our heros. She has done so much fo helping people be happier with themselves and each other. I was reading one of many posts, "Time to get off the cell phone" in the Houston Chronicle and a quote really stood out for me . Buber wrote, “When two people relate [...]
Welcome to our collaborative community!
Tweet Thank you for visiting us here at Pacific Collaborative! Please feel free to roam around and see what we have to offer. Our purpose is to be of service to you personally in reaching your goals personally and/ or in relationship with others. We offer our blog posts as a free resource that will [...]