My friend, Penny Raine, is having Favorite Friday Freebies on her blog. She is posting all the free and nearly free items she can find. Too cool, huh? She's asked others to help her find freebies. I have been offering freebies, gifts and special offers to my newsletter subscribers. These are all things that are ONLY available for my subscribers. Well, this month I have started to give away a series of articles on conflict. I have been giving away tips you can use to avoid conflicts or to resolve conflicts with family, friends and business acquaintances. These articles will eventually be compiled and turned into a book on conflict, but you can gain all the benefits of my experience...
Yogiisms are, of course, famous sayings by Yogi Berra. Many of the things he has said seem silly at first glance, but upon further inspection, are actually brilliant! Take a look at this one: "You can observe a lot just by watching." -Yogi Berra One of the problems in communication is that we don't always slow down long enough to pay close attention to others. We are so caught up in our own "stuff" that we don't often take the time to really see others. We may not notice their pain, a way we can help, an opportunity to share and connect. Yogi's seemingly obvious statement is actually a pearl of wisdom, a pearl of communication wisdom we would do...
Do you recognize these early communication skills in your children?
"I don't know!"
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If you listened to Professor Wordsmith who hosts Word of the Week on the Communication Comedy Network last week you would!
Last week's Word of the Week: florilegium
Know what it means? Post it here! If you don't know, you could look it up, but what fun would there be in that?! Listen to last week's Word of the Week with Professor Wordsmith!
Don't forget to listen this week for another great word from Professor Wordsmith and all the other hosts down at the CCN! 8am PST/11am EST each Thursday!
Always deal with others in grace as the Lord does with us because none but He is perfect. Remember that, even when we put our best foot forward, we have to take another step.
Often we ask for grace for our own missteps while not granting that grace to others. This causes a misstep of quite another kind:
