As we learned from our mule friends last week, Toe-to-Toe is a well-established way of dealing with conflict that doesn’t get the best possible results. The problem isn’t conflict, but the way we SEE conflict. We can continue to see conflict the same old way…we are...
Peace, or the lack of peace, is often associated with conflict. Conflict occurs when two or more people or groups compete with each other in order to get what they desire. The mules in this picture illustrate conflict. The problem with conflict isn’t conflict. The...
We have all had the experience of “My way” versus “Your way.” I say “Yes” to my way and “No” to your way. This approach tends to divide us and prevents us from discovering meaningful and beneficial possibilities. When my nephew Nick was in high school, he participated...
As we search for strategies and practices that lead towards peace, keeping an open mind appears essential. While reflecting on this, I have become aware of a strategy I have practiced so frequently that it has become a negative mental habit. That habit, which is a...
If you paged through the Minneapolis Star Tribune newspaper on New Year’s Day, you would have come upon the following headlines: Two shot at Mall of America, sending shoppers scrambling US and Russia face deep differences ahead of Ukraine talks Colorado fire victims...
