Caring About Others … the message of Christmas

“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more?” Dr. Seuss, from the book “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” This being the Christmas season, you’ve probably heard or read enough advertisements to last you a lifetime. And unfortunately, the ads don’t ever address the …

The Two Laws Of Effective Communication

“Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.”Rollo May, psychotherapist Outside of breathing, there are few things we do more often than communicate. So you’d think we’d be very good at it. But the sad truth is … we’re not. Communication breaks down all the time. It’s like the blacksmith who told his new apprentice, “Take …