How do we have difficult conversations? Any time we expect a conversation to be(come) difficult, it is because we assume that either the other person will reject what we propose or they will be hurt by what we share with them. I want to talk about the latter.
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By Julia Pereira Dias Shame spits into your romantic dinner. Shame coughs blood on the hands that reach out. Shame laughs its ugly cackle at…
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By Julia Pereira Dias Aren’t we the selfless ones? “My husband could save so much time, if only he’d listen to me,” sighs Diane. She…
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By Julia Pereira Dias Most of us are primarily concerned with the question: what can I get? That question is futile. You can have it…
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The first question I have to ask myself is am I racist?
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By Julia Pereira Dias Nothing causes as much frustration as unmet expectations. In fact, I dare say that every single time we suffer, get mad,…
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By Julia Pereira Dias A lot of our expectations are not our own. Culture shapes what we think about the world, about what people, including…
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By Julia Pereira Dias We’re told that everything happens for a reason. But really, what good could possibly lie in those everyday irritating instances such…
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By Julia Pereira Dias I could start the article by suggesting that the corona virus was designed and spread by the toilet paper industry, but…
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By Julia Pereira Dias They say the best way to avoid your own tantrum is to count to ten. It’s never worked for me. This…
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By Julia Pereira Dias Few terms get the heat up as quickly as ‘fake’ these days. Everybody hates the fakes. Except here is the truth:…
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By Julia Pereira Dias So, I hear that positive thinking has fallen from grace. It has “brainwashed [us] into thinking that that confidence will eventually…
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There's life wisdom to absorb from keeping chickens.
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By Julia Pereira Dias Not everyone is frustrated about not having followed their dreams. I know a number of wonderful people that live the ‘normal…
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By Julia Pereira Dias One of my passions is looking at what sticks in our minds like glue and takes away the space we need…
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By Julia Pereira Dias When I was about eleven years old, my little brother, then six, slipped me a note to invite me to his…
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