How to make family dialogues work

A number of you wrote in asking for more workable ways to communicate with family to help keep things working well in the household.  This is what we

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We have two ears and one mouth

Most of us act like we have three mouths and half an ear.  This is true even for those of us who are quieter.  Our thoughts are a

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What are you training??

As a thought experiment, for the next few moments, consider that your life is like a gym.  Think of all the different equipment in this gym as your

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I think therefore…

We came across an article the other day that referenced Descartes famous line, “I think therefore I am.”  It got us thinking.  What a limiting idea!  It’s not

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The foundation of responsibility is awareness & consciousness

Let’s take a whack at what is meant when folks in the field of well-being talk about you being responsible for your experience.  A lot of it is seriously eye-roll

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Who’s Responsible for your mood?

Can you think back to a time when you were really annoyed?  Pull it up and keep it in your mind.  How did that affect your patience and

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What is more important making promises or keeping promises?

We're going to say it right up front; this is going to be controversial.  So buckle up and read 'til the end.  The question we have for you today

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Are you acting like Goldilocks??

Unless, of course, you want to be perpetually dissatisfied with your life.  That’s always an option!The endeavor to get the outside world to be juuuuuust right to please

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Are you overcomplicating things?

Are you overcomplicating things?Probably...YESWhen you complicate things, you lose sleep.  Emphasis on the you.Do you tend to say "IT is complicated?"  Try on, "I am making this complicated" and see what changes. 

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Setting an intention is just step 1 in creating what you want

Today we want to share a passage from Sakyong Mipham’s book "Turning the Mind Into an Ally."  While he is coming at the challenge of working with a

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