Ask “What” Questions – Get better responses
Learn to ask well-crafted “What” questions and you will get better responses without sparking controversy or hurt feelings.
Interpersonal Relationships
Wrongly Right: My futile merry-go-round
The “wrongly right” logical misstep: To escape the futile merry-go-round of circular arguments, don’t assume that you are right when offended..
My Seven Million Whys -That got me nowhere
We expect “why” questions from toddlers, but in adult conversations “why questions spark contention, not amicable discussions, and get you nowhere in relationships.
99.9% Similar but Still Conflicted
Since our shared 99.9% DNA makes us so similar, why do humans hyper-focus on our differences, especially those that spark conflicts?
Imagine a routine doctor’s appointment like this one:
Emotional Stability and Endurance- beyond comfort zones
Lack of emotional stability and endurance significantly affects our overall function in everyday life. Learn it outside your comfort zone.
What the World Craves: Peace or Chocolate?
Does the world genuinely crave peace, or is our craving brain satisfied with coffee, sweets, or not being bothered by people? Can we find the way of peace?
My Self-Identified Hometown: Finding Kin and Kinship
I made the mistake of typing this phrase into a Google search last week: “how to find my kin.”
After thirty-plus years of researching my family’s historical roots, my family tree is bursting with kinfolk. I have even dispelled a few family myths and quietly tucked one family skeleton in the closet. I was not prepared to be introduced to any other kin.
Defacing the Past Cannot Erase the Pain
Acts of violence are breeders of anguish. For all the days that man has walked on the face of planet earth, it has been so. No epoch in human history exists where acts of violence, slavery, abuse, and suffering were absent. Forced labor from conscripted, indentured, and enslaved workers built the wonders of the ancient …
