connection

Event + Perception + Response = Outcome

Let’s unpack this ! So above is an equation: Event : what is happening in the outer world, what our senses are taking in at the moment.   So what is the event in your life right now that has you emotionally in a state that is draining your inner battery? This could be family,
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And I need this hormone because?

And I need this hormone because?

I am posting this on the day Tim and I have been married for 46 years.  Wow! I truly believe that we served each other more oxytocin cocktails than cortisol cocktails 😉 Sit back, take it in as you watch this.  What happens in your body? For me I felt my heart open, my body
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Really looking — seeing

Eye gazing—much different from eye contact—is a way to do just that. You’ll be surprised at what you’ll see and the emotions you’ll feel through the experience. It rarely disappoints. I remember doing this exercise when I was facilitating within the Matrix Leadership Institute.  It truly touched me deeply.  The other time I did this
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Conversations to connect!

I am currently in a program about how do we have conversations to connect, truly connect.  It also reminds me of the many sessions I have had using NVC (non-violent communication).  The premise of this work by Marshall Rosenburg, through my filter, is that we all have needs and feelings and when they are not
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Little Taste of Peace

Here in South Bend we have an event that is always the weekend leading up to Martin Luther King’s day. I have facilitated with others this event for the past 7 years, it is part of the Human Rights Commission events.Each year the event has grown, this year there were 13 circles with 13 individuals
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