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- When You Say Goodbye, It’s Okay to Cry
- Good Words Plant Seeds
- Make Someone’s Day Better ~ Express gratitude
- Let Go of the Toxic People in Your Life
- Complaining Is Bad For Your Brain ~ 5 Tips To Overcome
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- When Not to Talk Things Out–3 Tips
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Author Archives: Sharon Gibson
Let Go of Offenses Quickly
My sister and I have relationship conflict. We’re two strong individuals with definite opinions about what we want and what we think. I have gone and stayed with her for extended periods, sometimes even a couple of months, so there … Continue reading
Posted in Arguments, Communication, Conflicts, Confrontations, Difficult Relationships, Relationship Building, Relationship Help
Tagged conflict resolution, relationship advice, relationship communication, relationship conflict, Relationship help, relationship offenses, relationship support, Relationships conflict resolution
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Be Patient: Teach Children the Virtue of Patience
John, my seven-year-old grandson, came up to me while I stood at the kitchen counter fixing lunch, “Grandma, Eddy (5) needs to learn patience. He tells me to hurry up all the time. I don’t like it.” “Okay,” I agreed, … Continue reading
Posted in Character Qualities, Children, Grandparenting, Parenting
Tagged patience, relationship communication, Relationship help, teaching children
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When You Say Goodbye, It’s Okay to Cry
“I’m happy we made it this far but I feel sad because this is the last game I’ll play with the seniors. I’ve played soccer with them ever since I started.” My daughter’s soccer team had just won second in … Continue reading
Good Words Plant Seeds
Do you sometimes feel like the people in your life don’t listen to you? Do you think you might as well be speaking to the wall as I’ve heard some people say? Do you watch people make mistakes and then … Continue reading
Make Someone’s Day Better ~ Express gratitude
When I visited my sister in San Diego, CA, I shopped at a large grocery store. My eyes landed on a tall black security guard scanning the store by the elevator. His towering frame looked intimidating but it also gave … Continue reading
Let Go of the Toxic People in Your Life
Do you have someone in your life who makes destructive choices and refuses to change? Do their actions or words create a toxic emotional environment for you? Do you feel pressure to remain in a relationship because they are a … Continue reading
Complaining Is Bad For Your Brain ~ 5 Tips To Overcome
Did you know that complaining impairs your brain? Even listening to extended complaining can cause the problem solving part of your brain to shut down. You may have had this experience as I have. You’re enjoying your work or life … Continue reading
Conflict Resolution–How to Resolve Conflict Quickly
When tempers flare or an offense is taken, do you resolve your conflicts quickly? Roselyn made a communication mistake. Instead of using an “I” message when she talked with her adult daughter, Lily, about a sensitive issue, she used the … Continue reading
Posted in Apology, Arguments, Communication, Conflicts, Confrontations, Keys to Reconciliation, Offenses
Tagged Arguments, conflict resolution, conflict resolution;apology;kindness;relationship hurts;forgiveness, conflict resolution;relationship communication, relationship advice, relationship communication, relationship problems
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When Not to Talk Things Out–3 Tips
One of the challenges in relationship communication is getting people to talk things out with each other to achieve better understanding of each other. Is there ever a time not to talk things out? Roselyn and Joyce talked on the … Continue reading
Posted in Apology, Arguments, Conflicts, Power of Words
Tagged apology, Arguments, Communication, conflict resolution;offense;anger; bitterness;resentment;forgiveness; conflict resolution;Offenses, relationship advice, Relationship help, relationship offenses, Relationships conflict resolution
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Relationship Help–Allow Someone to Struggle to Get Strong
“You can’t help them, can you?” I observed to my friend as we gazed at an egg incubator with about two dozen eggs. We watched one baby chick struggle as it pecked its way out of the eggshell. “No, they … Continue reading
Posted in Letting Go, Mistakes, Relationship Help
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