Tag Archive | "Communication"

Explain Yourself

Saturday, February 20, 2010

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Encourage conversations with the ones you love. Closed questions hinder dialog – ask more than yes, no questions. Teach your loved ones to express their emotions by setting the example. When you are feeling good or bad, express it by kindly explaining: I feel _____ about _____ because_____. No blame, no criticism, just say it [...]

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Wanta Borrow a Jack? By J.P. McEvoy

Friday, February 5, 2010

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One day I went to a lawyer friend for advice.  “I’m in real trouble,” I said. “my neighbors across the road are going on vacation for a month and instead of boarding their two dogs they are going to keep them locked up and a woman is coming to feed them –if she doesn’t forget—and [...]

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