Every relationship I’ve ever lost, I’ve lost to an inability or unwillingness on my part or someone else’s (or both) to handle conflict. Download Leaving the Cycle of Conflict here: https://goldenageofgaia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Leaving-the-Cycle-of-Conflict-26.pdf I’m tempted to say that we don’t have “relationships.” We have connections that are wonderful to begin with and then are choked off by […]
The Cycle of Conflict is a Relationship Killer – Part 2/2
(Concluded from Part 1, above.) To review, first, what happens in this cycle is that discussion of a matter is left until one party is ready to blow. That in itself is not a great strategy. Download Leaving the Cycle of Conflict here: https://goldenageofgaia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Leaving-the-Cycle-of-Conflict-26.pdf Communication needs to happen sooner and on a regular basis until […]
Breaking the Cycle
By Maria Shriver, The Sunday Paper, January 28, 2023 https://www.mariashriversundaypaper.com/breaking-the-cycle/ I stared at the video in silence. My room was quiet as I started watching. So was my breathing. I had been warned the video was inhumane. We were all warned of that, yet I wanted to view it anyway. I felt it was important […]