What to do When a Debate Gets Toxic

What to do When a Debate Gets Toxic

I admit that I can be very opinionated. I’m passionate about social justice, about treating people, animals and our mother earth compassionately, and I’m not a fan of policies that favor profit over our collective welfare. And my opinions, which I’m not afraid to share, frequently attract others who wish to “debate”.   I say this in quotation marks because I believe we’ve lost understanding of the meaning of debate in this country.   When I was young, I don’t remember politics being this vitriolic. I don’t remember people calling each other names or making personal insults to the degree that we do these days. I say this in quotations because I believe that as soon as the personal attacks begin, the person (or persons) who choose to engage in them are no longer debating. They are arguing.

And why is this distinction important?  

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3 Reasons why “Just Be Cool” is Bad for You

3 Reasons why “Just Be Cool” is Bad for You

“Just be cool” – We hear it all the time when people get worked up about something.  The idea has permeated our culture and we Americans pride ourselves on not being “overly emotional”.   But what if that way of being actually did us more harm than good?

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For a Satisfying Relationship, Ask Yourself:

For a Satisfying Relationship, Ask Yourself:

It is the season of love.  And yet as a person that has been trying to ignore Valentine’s day for most of my life, I know this can be a difficult time for singles.

But by using the Body Code & releasing my heart wall, I’ve been steadily releasing my barriers to love and a healthy relationship, and for the first time in my life, I am celebrating Valentine’s day with a man that makes my heart sing!

The process of going from no love to love, or unsatisfying to satisfying relationships hasn’t been easy.  I’ve had my share of bumps in the road!   But I’ve learned some important lessons & wisdom along the way that I think will help you not only find love (romantically or platonically), but find deeply satisfying relationships as well!

The most important thing we need to do is

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3 Things We Must Have in Place to Find the Love of Your Life!

3 Things We Must Have in Place to Find the Love of Your Life!

Do you feel like you are always single?  Do you wonder how others seem to be able to attract the people they want in their lives?

 

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Is clearing a lifetime of prejudice that easy?

Is clearing a lifetime of prejudice that easy?

This is something I ‘m very uncomfortable admitting, but I am not as opened minded and universally accepting of all people as I’d like to be.   I’m suspecting I’m not alone.  In order for our brains to remember information, we tend to categorize things, and that includes people too.  So if we have one or several negative experiences with someone of a particular race/class or other characteristic, we may not trust them as much as other groups who we’ve had more positive experiences with.  But I just discovered that prejudice can be epigenetically ingrained as well!

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