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Forgiving Ourselves

are an attempt to meet your needs. Then acknowledge any regret you may feel about your choice of strategies for meeting those needs. This trainer tip is an excerpt from Mary Mackenzie's book Peaceful Living, available from PuddleDancer Press. Keywords: needs forgiveness forgive regret amends Mary Mackenzie
Using Anger as a Warning

are satisfying to everyone involved. See your anger as a warning signal that you have an unmet need today and resist acting immediately. This trainer tip is an excerpt from Mary Mackenzie's book Peaceful Living, available from PuddleDancer Press. Keywords: needs Mary Mackenzie
Healing and Reconciliation

processes. These have been designed to dramatically augment your ability to respond effectively to and facilitate difficult situations – enabling you, the mediator, to ease suffering and create peaceful, fair solutions you can feel good about! Here’s a brief run-down of each process: Enemy Image Process Role Play Enemy images prevent you from seeing the humanity of the person you’re in conflict...
Noticing What Is Important

it? Is this enough?” The answer is, “Yes.” Be aware of where you focus your life today, and shift the focus if you are not happy with it. This trainer tip is an excerpt from Mary Mackenzie's book Peaceful Living, available from PuddleDancer Press. Keywords: midlife crisis paradigm shift Trainer Tip Mary Mackenzie
Loving Our Role as Parent

focus on the paradoxical needs you try to meet through parenting, such as contributing to your children’s ability to live independently. This trainer tip is an excerpt from Mary Mackenzie's book Peaceful Living, available from PuddleDancer Press. Keywords: Trainer Tip parenting family child kids differentiation Mary Mackenzie
Making Sure We Are Heard

today of opportunities to ask someone to reflect what they heard you say in order to meet your own needs for clarity and being heard. This trainer tip is an excerpt from Mary Mackenzie's book Peaceful Living, available from PuddleDancer Press. Keywords: Trainer Tip Misunderstanding understanding bias misinterpretation argument clarify fight being heard conflict practice Mary Mackenzie
Releasing Our Judgments

and commitment, but the rewards are many. Be aware of your judgments today and try to translate them into how the situation affects you. This trainer tip is an excerpt from Mary Mackenzie's book Peaceful Living, available from PuddleDancer Press. Keywords: Trainer Tip compassion practice judgements open hearted Mary Mackenzie
We Don’t Need to Fix Other People

Or, in the beginning, it seemed that way for me. Be aware of opportunities to listen to someone without trying to fix their problem today. This trainer tip is an excerpt from Mary Mackenzie's book Peaceful Living, available from PuddleDancer Press. Keywords: practice compassion Trainer Tip fixing presence empathy Mary Mackenzie
Empathizing with Someone Who is Silent

and create solutions that will allow both your needs to be met. Be aware of opportunities to empathize with someone who is silent today. This trainer tip is an excerpt from Mary Mackenzie's book Peaceful Living, available from PuddleDancer Press. Keywords: empathy Trainer Tip practice silent empathy no response unresponsive estrangement Mary Mackenzie
Punitive Use of Force

your wife. This consciousness serves life without judgment and blame. Be aware today of when you are using force in a punitive way. This trainer tip is an excerpt from Mary Mackenzie's book Peaceful Living, available from PuddleDancer Press. Keywords: practice Trainer Tip punishment force protective punitive Mary Mackenzie