The Hummingbird

The other day, I opened one of the French doors in our house to let the dog outside where he proceeded to sun himself. Unbeknownst to me, a hummingbird took the open door as an invitation to come inside.  I did not realize it until an hour or  so later [Read More]

By |February 23rd, 2024|Conflict resolution|

Avoidance

Anyone studying conflict resolution quickly learns that there are  five styles to resolving conflicts: avoidance, competition, collaborating, accommodating and compromising  (styles) Avoidance “… is knowing that there is a conflict but choosing not to deal with it.” (Id.) If we do not acknowledge or talk about the conflict, maybe it [Read More]

By |February 9th, 2024|Conflict resolution|

What is Your Resolution?

Happy New Year! May 2024 bring you health, happiness and prosperity… and the keeping of your resolutions! Typically- at this time of year- many of us make resolutions that we hope to keep throughout the year. They may pertain to keeping fit, losing weight, not drinking as much alcohol, attaining [Read More]

By |January 5th, 2024|Conflict resolution|

Time is Money!

One Saturday afternoon, my husband and vegetated and watch a dreadful movie called “In Time “(released October 2011) . The theme of the movie is that time is literally money. In this science fiction thriller, In 2169, people are genetically engineered to stop aging on their 25th birthday. Everyone has [Read More]

By |August 11th, 2023|Conflict resolution|

Forgiveness

In a recent post, I discussed having a hypothetical “difficult” conversation with two relatives who ignored my husband and me at a family gathering. I assumed that we had offended them in some way rather than they simply disliking us on general principles. One of the last points I made [Read More]

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