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Are you listening with your whole body?

(originally posted at Absolution Mediation)

Are you always aware of the message you are sending someone while you are talking OR listening to them? I’m not. If I was going to be honest about it, I would say nobody is fully aware of it all the time. This isn’t really new news to anyone, but something that has caught my attention in the last week.

This week I read a post by Jeff Thompson… Continue

Added by Jason Dykstra on October 11, 2010 at 7:40pm — No Comments

Stop being a Robot, be real

(Originally posted at Absolution Mediation)

Have you ever asked the question, “How are you doing today?” What do you expect from the answer? Do you expect the usual response of, “I’m doing ok,” or “I’m good, you?” I think we are all guilty of asking questions and hoping for an answer that we don’t have to talk about further. What would happen if you asked someone how they were doing and they gave you an honest response?

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Added by Jason Dykstra on October 4, 2010 at 11:12am — No Comments

Why I am in love with mediation

(Originally posted on Absolution Mediation)…

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Added by Jason Dykstra on September 27, 2010 at 4:50pm — 2 Comments

What`s your story?

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Added by Jason Dykstra on September 13, 2010 at 2:55pm — No Comments

What's your relationship with yourself?

(Originally posted at Absolution Mediation: the musings of an aspiring mediator)

I have a dog, and she often runs around our…

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Added by Jason Dykstra on July 8, 2010 at 10:15am — No Comments

Listen

If you try one thing this week, you should try active listening. Or as on instructor I’ve had calls, “deep listening.” I’m not quite sure which term I prefer yet.…

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Added by Jason Dykstra on June 8, 2010 at 11:00pm — 1 Comment