Practicing patience leads to deeper connections and greater understanding.

The lesson for me—and for several others, as I discovered in the debriefing time—was to listen to each person with attentiveness, to listen with the intention of learning something new and to let go of my attachment to time.

My mind always seems to be way ahead of the speaker.

Speaking from the “I,” the true self, the soul, is speaking from the heart. “I” language implies being accountable for what is said.

Yesterday is history Tomorrow is a mystery Today is a gift.

First I made a list of all the things I authentically appreciated about her. Then I called and shared my list with her, with no expectation about any particular outcome. We still don’t see eye to eye, and yet something has shifted in our relationship.

but the overall context is different.

Discussion has the same root as percussion and concussion, meaning to break things up.

Discussion leads from the intellect. Dialogue leads from the heart.