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Re-writing your love story

Re-writing your love story You might not realize it, but you have a love story. I'm not talking about your fairytale-princess version of love, your knight-in-shining-armor kind of story- what I'm talking about is a whole lot more personal and a whole lot closer to you and your life. The love story I'm talking about is the story that has been written into your subconscious through your lived-experiences in life, starting with your family. Our childhood experiences of [...]

By Elana|2020-06-23T03:52:32-06:00July 7th, 2020|Categories: relationship, Transformation|Tags: Awareness, Consciousness, healing, love, Personal Development, personal empowerment, self-help, self-respect, Self-trust, subconscious, subconscious belifes|0 Comments

Begin with the End in Mind

Begin with the End in Mind Begin. With the end. In mind. I can't tell you how true this is becoming for me, particularly and acutely in how I relate to and engage with other people. Often acting or engaging in ways that have not contributed to creating the kind of connection or engagement I desire, I have begun to really think before I act... So often we choose the opposite. We choose actions that are very unlikely [...]

By Elana|2019-11-23T04:15:06-07:00October 17th, 2013|Categories: NVC, relationship|Tags: Awareness, communication skills, connection, empowerment, Nonviolent Communication, NVC, personal empowerment, relationship building, self regulation, Self-determination, self-help|1 Comment

Changing others?

The Power We Have in Relationships I am realizing just how little power I have over other people, particularly if I want to stay in an empowered place myself. Any time I make another person at fault or responsible for my experience, I have given my power away. When I do that, their behavior determines my experience and consequently requires them to change if I wish to have a different experience. If you think about it, I imagine [...]

By Elana|2019-11-23T04:08:50-07:00October 9th, 2013|Categories: Creating your life, NVC, relationship|Tags: Awareness, choice, communication skills, Compassionate Communication, connection, empowerment, freedom, Nonviolent Communication, NVC, Power with, Self-determination|2 Comments

You can’t make me…

You can't make me... I spend a fair amount of time with children. Actually, being with and relating to children is one of those special gifts I have. It started when I was just a kid and I guess I just never stopped playing, being with and relating to children. Through my experience I've developed a unique perspective that's part of what I'm here to share with the world. One theme that has been arising recently is the [...]

By Elana|2019-11-23T02:44:12-07:00June 26th, 2013|Categories: A new Paradigm for childhood, NVC, relationship, Transformation|Tags: Adult-child Relationships, child rearing, childhood, choice, communication skills, Compassionate Communication, connection, Consciousness, Cooperation, Marshall Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication, NVC, Parent-child relationships, Parenting, Power with, relationship building|1 Comment

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