Sometimes people do some very unkind, mean things to each other. In this talk, we explore how they happen and, more importantly, how to prevent them from ever happening. We can have skills that keep our emotions “safe,” and kindness is always the better...
One of the most demanding challenges we all face in life is how do we respond to unkind actions directed at us. At times, the world can be cruel, and we cannot control it. But what we do have control over is how we respond. In this talk, we explore two negative...
Fear eats the soul, as it takes away from the peace of our hearts. But to keep our worries strong, we have to feed these fears. We strengthen our fears through what we expose ourselves to all day long and what thoughts we have throughout the day. We can take specific...
Regret is a feeling of sadness about something sad or wrong or about a mistake you have made and a wish that it could have been different. There are ways to overcome regrets and move on with our lives. In this talk, we explore understanding, forgiving, healing, and...
We love the beautiful pleasures of life. Sitting on the porch of our vacation home while listening to the birds sing. Or we are having a glass of wine at the end of the week to relax. But can these pleasures come with too high of a price if we are working two jobs to...
“Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting movement,” wrote Benjamin Franklin. In this talk, we explore four steps to follow so that our words can always be...