Tag: personal growth
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Relationships: When Good Communication Skills Aren’t Enough
by Barry Kerr and Kristine Gay All kinds of wonderful books and workshops teach good communication skills and tools. How many of these do you practice? Respect timing. Ask permission or schedule a time. Talk in turns. Give your partner a chance to speak. Use “I” statements. Using the word “you” tends to sound like…
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Is Your Life Story Even True?
by Barry Kerr and Kristine Gay Do you talk to yourself? Who doesn’t, right? The only people who take allot flak about this are the ones who do it out loud. And even some of them are tolerated, if it’s only momentary and doesn’t turn into too much drama. Yes, we all do it, but…
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The Rules For Being Human
The following “rules” are extremely simplified, but pretty much sum up the wisdom of the ages. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the entire period this time around. You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full time, informal school called life.…
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Are You Ready To Face Your Demons?
Individual Healing and Growth Retreats: a new model by Barry Kerr and Kristine Gay, LCSW In the long evolution of human consciousness, it’s harvest time! People are awakening to the experience (not just the belief) of who or what they are; spiritual beings in physical form. At this time, the synergy of collective karma makes…
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Arguing – an addiction?
by Barry Kerr (This is a revised version of an article I published in Natures Pathways magazine in January, 2014 and previously published on this blog.) Like a good argument? I don’t mean an emotional fight. I mean a good intellectual, logical argument. The kind that Socrates would approve of. If your answer is “yes”,…
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Creativity: 5 Ways To Shut It Down
by Barry Kerr and Kristine Gay Are you creative? For some, it’s an easy answer: “Yes! All the time.” For others, the question feels intimidating: “Sometimes, maybe, but not compared to others.” Does that second answer sound like you? At times, creativity can feel competitive. Art, music, and other contests judge people’s creations. And if…