When we express gratitude we celebrate how our life has been enriched by other people’s specific actions. When we express gratitude we reinforce our orientation to that which is life-giving. One of our universal needs is to contribute to meeting other people’s needs. A universal need is intrinsic – it comes from inside us. To [...]
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Expressing Gratitude
Posted by jkgonzalez on December 30, 2011
http://www.pioneervalleynvc.org/2011/12/expressing-gratitude/
Qualities of Listening
I like this summary of the qualities of listening I found in Ann Weiser Cornell’s book The Power of Focusing: A welcoming presence means you are interested in everything you become aware of inside.
Posted by jkgonzalez on December 20, 2011
http://www.pioneervalleynvc.org/2011/12/qualities-of-listening/
Compassionate Justice
We know the justice system is biased by inequality. The best justice money can buy. And the locations where this justice system is carried out – courtrooms, classrooms, living rooms, workplaces – are filled with people labeled with roles of unequal status: the judge and the accused, the cop and the criminal, the parent and [...]
Posted by jkgonzalez on December 8, 2011
http://www.pioneervalleynvc.org/2011/12/compassionate-justice/