Showing posts with label Marshall Rosenberg. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marshall Rosenberg. Show all posts

Monday, May 5, 2008

Walking And Nonviolent Communication

I got a good mile or so in just before I spoke with a nice woman who's interested in learning more about compassionate communication. I find that you can generally fit a mile in your schedule if you just pay attention. I knew that I would be on the phone and that after I would need to pick up my son. Now I've got time to call one more person before I leave and the dog is happy, too.

I am walking. You can walk. Please walk today. No matter what.

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Click on the title of this post to check out/but Marshall Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life.

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Beautiful sunsets in Carlsbad

Mellow needed another walk so we went west at sunset for a round trip of a little less than 1.5 miles. The fog rolling into a valley below is really beautiful at sunset. Some people see fog as eerie, but to me it looks amazing filling a valley with light up above. The sunset was quite colorful as it nearly always is.

I actually had the thought as I was walking and watching the sunset that you should visit San Diego County if you haven't before. Yes, we have earthquakes and wildfires and mudslides, but it's still worth it. I say that as someone who has experienced some extreme conditions here. I'm used to the earthquakes and have never had a serious problem personally because of one. The last one I remember I woke up and then rolled over and went to sleep after greeting God in passing.

Back in the early 80's my family almost lost part of our house because of flooding in Valley Center and a girl I knew in high school did drown in a flood. Recently, a friend of my wife's had his home burn to the ground. [Matt Lauer took him and his wife out to dinner for their anniversary and bought them some nice clothes, but that's another story.] While we don't have tornados or lava, I guess you can say that nature is not perfectly safe here. But, yes, it's still worth it to live here. On the other hand, if the natural phenomena of this area scare you from living here, that's ok, because we do have a lot of people here. You can still visit and then go home if you like. There are lots of great places to walk. [With a pedometer.]

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If you've seen my entries at Lime.com, you've probably noticed that I mentioned Nonviolent Communication and Marshall Rosenberg. I truly think this method helps us understand in a practical way the underpinnings of our communication better than anything I've encountered before. Click on the title of this post to watch/listen to Marshall Rosenberg on YouTube.