Always and never
Successful conflict resolution requires skillful communication. These skills can be learned, practiced, and made into habits. One of the several venues I teach these skills…
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Underneath the door
Singer/songwriter Michael Card shares what it was like for him to grow up as the son of a medical doctor. If you have a few…
Clarity
Always try to use the language so as to make quite clear what you mean and make sure your sentence couldn't mean anything else.C.S. Lewis,…
Flag or whistle?
In premarital counseling, in our session on communication, I give each person an invisible whistle or yellow flag--whichever they prefer. It's for calling fouls. Folks…
You hangry?
It took Diedra and me longer than we care to admit to notice that we were getting in petty arguments right before dinner. Eat some…
Long distance
I married my high school sweetheart after four years of mostly long-distance dating (we got to see each other occasionally). This was before cell phones.…
Repetition
I have this fear of repeating myself. It started a few years ago when I realized that I was always having the same memory as…
On jargon
"Jargon makes the patient feel stupid." This was a quote from one of our Cedarville nursing professors that actually made it onto the back of…
Generous listening
The dictionary defines rapport as "a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well" Daniel Goleman…
Get down
If you're trying to connect with a young child, you'd be amazed what a difference it makes if you kneel down so you can speak…