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Peaceful Isn’t Boring: 27 Definitions of Peace

The major problems we have in the world are nothing more than big ugly heaps of much smaller, much more mundane problems. But ultimately, taking care of the small takes care of the large. –Brad Warner, Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth About Reality Want to have more peace in your life? [...]

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Stop Making Assumptions

Don’t Make Assumptions. Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life. —Miguel Angel Ruiz, The Four Agreements One of the biggest detriments to good communication [...]

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Who Do You Think You’re Talking To? 7 Tips for Better Conversations

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people. —William Butler Yeats In first-year college writing classes—and probably high school, too—students are instructed to write for “a general audience”: the average, intelligent, half-decently-well-read adult who may or may not know anything about the subject. The goal is to help students develop [...]

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Anger Management: It’s Not Just For Bullies

When I read or hear “anger management” I get a mental image of wife beaters, child abusers, and violent men required by law to attend a program so they can get their aggression under control and live saner lives or at least not hurt anyone again. I picture a bunch of burly guys sitting around [...]

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The World Isn’t Peaceful If We’re Not: 33 Life Lessons

We all start off as blank slates unless we’re talking about previous lives, the collective unconscious, or how the stars were aligned when we were born. But we aren’t talking about those things, interesting though they are. Not today. Today I’m sharing life lessons I’ve learned on my road toward a more peaceful life. Early [...]

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