COMMUNICATION IS A BRIDGE

Communication is a Bridge

When attack happens and separation occurs,
you can bridge it only by communicating
in a non-hostile way.

That is hard to do when you are triggered.
Usually you need to take the time
to understand and own the trigger
before you can make peace with the person
who triggered you.

From Everyday Wisdom by Paul Ferrini
www.paulferrini.com

AFFIRMATIONS AS DENIAL OF FEELINGS

Affirmations as Denial of Feelings

Jesus said “Resist not Evil.”
If he were using today’s lingo,
he might say something like
“what you resist, persists.”

If you are angry at someone
and you try to replace your angry thoughts
with loving thoughts,
one of two things will happen.

Either you will be successful
at repressing the anger (a form of denial)
so that it continues to exist in your psyche
even though you pretend that it isn’t there.
Or you won’t be successful.
Actually, here it’s advantageous not to succeed,
because then you will have to deal with the anger,
acknowledge it, find out what triggered it.


From Everyday Wisdom by Paul Ferrini
www.paulferrini.com