“We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.” — Martin Luther King –
“Arguments always begin with an answer in mind.
Conversations begin with a question.” — Unknown
“Feeling compassion for ourselves in no way releases us from responsibility for our actions. Rather, it releases us from the self-hatred that prevents us from
responding to our life with clarity and balance.” — Tara Brach
Palouse Mindfulness: free MBSR course online:
https://palousemindfulness.com/MBSR/week6.html
Videos:
Deep Listening – Frank Ostaseski suggests listening not just from our head and ears, but also from our heart and body. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjWiZ8WGZZA&list=PLbiVpU59JkVaxox70z7TUv9eyriJ0galL&index=3
In The Power of Empathy in Communication, Ann Weiser Cornell tells a story about how a little girl’s melt-down in a day-care is transformed by a single expression of empathy, a lesson that is applicable even in the boardroom or politics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD4lUGSKzlw&list=PLbiVpU59JkVaxox70z7TUv9eyriJ0galL&index=2
In The Art of Being Heard, Susan Piver describes three principles of mindful communication (timing, listening, agenda-less-ness). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcIMs_4NavI&list=PLbiVpU59JkVaxox70z7TUv9eyriJ0galL&index=3
In the next two videos, Tara Brach talks about The Sacred Art of Listening, and in Awakening Through Conflict, she begins to answer the question of how one deals with conflict in communication.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39eFKcIi-JY&list=PLbiVpU59JkVaxox70z7TUv9eyriJ0galL&index=4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCPYNfLWXxE&list=PLbiVpU59JkVaxox70z7TUv9eyriJ0galL&index=5
When dealing with others, blame is easy and empathy difficult, so it’s perfect that the videos end with two short but powerful animations – Blame and Empathy, both narrated by Brené Brown:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZpVTWiFlGw&list=PLbiVpU59JkVaxox70z7TUv9eyriJ0galL&index=6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Evwgu369Jw&list=PLbiVpU59JkVaxox70z7TUv9eyriJ0galL&index=7
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