#hips

He was one of those quite rare adults who communicate with small children fairly well and who love them all impartially--not in a sugary way but in a businesslike fashion that may sometimes entail a hug, in the same way that closing a big business deal may call for a handshake. ↗

— Stephen King

#business

...people have character strength but they lack communication skills, and that undoubtedly affects the quality of relationships as well. ↗

— Stephen R. Covey

#relationships #change

Peace requires something far more difficult than revenge or merely turning the other cheek; it requires empathizing with the fears and unmet needs that provide the impetus for people to attack each other. Being aware of these feelings and needs, people lose their desire to attack back because they can see the human ignorance leading to these attacks; instead, their goal becomes providing the empathic connection and education that will enable them to transcend their violence and engage in cooperative relationships. ↗

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

#nonviolence #peace #relationships #violence #change

Long distance relationships through mobile communication generally becomes poor because of the weak signals and ends up due to jammed networks ↗

— Amit Abraham

#long-distance-relationships #mobile #signals-blackout #communication

He mentioned the connection between us. He identified with me. These are the things that many people want to hear, that most “normal” people want to be able to truthfully say, but almost no one can. ↗

— Rasmenia Massoud

#connection #normal #people #relationships #communication

People frequently point to communication as a problem, because its easy to notice, but usually it is a symptom of an underlying problem with a relationship posture. ↗

— Roberta Gilbert

#relationships #communication

Sometimes nothing is the best thing to say and often the best thing to do. ↗

— Michael Thomas Sunnarborg

#communication #relationships #communication

Often we are identified with either the inner man or woman, while the other side is hidden and unexpressed. Outer relationships are a mirror of the relationship and communication between our own inner man and female side. Sometimes one side is dominant, while the other side is submissive. ↗

— Swami Dhyan Giten

#communication #creativity #female #growth #inner-man-and-woman

When we have developed a trust in both our inner man and woman and they can nourish, support, communicate and cooperate with each other, a love begins to flow between them. ↗

— Swami Dhyan Giten

#growth #inner-man-and-woman #joy #love #relationships

Through becoming aware of how the inner man and woman relates and communicates inside ourselves, it creates a joy and satisfaction in the three life areas that they influence: our meditation and inner growth, our relationships and our work and creativity. ↗

— Swami Dhyan Giten

#creativity #inner-growth #inner-man-and-woman #joy #meditation