How Would You Like to Capture Some Time?

Written by Suzanne Berg


HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO CAPTURE SOME TIME!

Women's health issues often are focused on goals to reach: getting thin, moving up inrepparttar corporate world, having a child, taking a vacation, meeting Mr. Right, fitting in exercise or making sure you are eating your vegetables!

Well, I hope to help you start atrepparttar 130671 beginning to capture moments of time that will help you build a foundation to support that very busy, goal directed life. How can you focus onrepparttar 130672 process of living, be able to stay in and gain those moments of time as you are trying to reach your extraordinary goals?

What is a moment in time for you? How do you capture that moment? Are you even able to find a moment in time for you? The Buddhists talk about staying inrepparttar 130673 moment, Kodak would like to sell you that moment and Hollywood movies reflect that moment.... How might you capture that moment when you are struggling with doing laundry, takingrepparttar 130674 kids to a soccer game, planning dinner, trying to finishrepparttar 130675 task you started at work and you have been wanting to try that new thigh exercise you saw inrepparttar 130676 magazine yesterday. Multi tasking certainly isrepparttar 130677 norm for most women today and notrepparttar 130678 exception.

Your optimum health is dependent on seeking moments in time on a daily basis. Moments in time will lead to freedom, increase your ability to enjoyrepparttar 130679 process of life, lower your stress level and they will help you grow. Living today, forrepparttar 130680 vast majority of women, is complex and fast paced. Capturing a moment in time will help you to slow that pace so that you can enjoy all of your life not justrepparttar 130681 spare moment at 11:00PM that you have waited for all day!

As an example we often are so busy that we are not able to take repparttar 130682 time or moment to truly connect with others. What is that about? When we are in a hurry we dorepparttar 130683 standard -"Hi, how are you?" Then move on torepparttar 130684 next event or task often without really hearing or connecting withrepparttar 130685 other person's answer. What might happen if you stopped for a moment and asked that question of someone withrepparttar 130686 intent of standing there and really listening torepparttar 130687 answer? Would it detract from your day? It might add value and a connection with someone that would benefit both of you. So to take that moment in time - here are a couple of ideas: * Call a friend you have not seen for a month. * Talk to a stranger - ask them a simple question such as "Where are you going today?" and really listen torepparttar 130688 answer. * Sit still for a moment and just breath, breath, breath.

10 Things to Know About Silence in Communication

Written by Susan Dunn, MA Psychology, Emotional Intelligence Coach


One ofrepparttar most important parts of any conversation isrepparttar 130670 silence. Silence can serve many functions in a conversation and how you manage it determines your level of sophistication.

Here are some points to keep in mind about silence in communication.

1. Allowing silence in a conversation puts pressure onrepparttar 130671 other person.

It’s conventional inrepparttar 130672 US not to allow any sort of extended silence in a conversation. Therefore, to allow one puts pressure onrepparttar 130673 other person to "fill air time". Some interviewers, for instance, use this technique to see what will happen. Oftenrepparttar 130674 person will “spill” – saying exactlyrepparttar 130675 thing they didn’t want to say.

2. Silence can indicate hostility.

Withdrawing, “stonewalling,” and pouting in silence are ways some people handle anger. Such a silence can be pulsating with bad feelings and elicit anger onrepparttar 130676 part ofrepparttar 130677 other person.

3. Silence can indicate disagreement.

While it’s almost never an indication of indifference, silence can indicate thatrepparttar 130678 other person is having negative emotions. When we experience anger, fear, or embarrassment, our thinking brain shuts down. We sit there fuming, unable to speak; enraged and unable to find words; afraid and scared speechless. Some people are “flooded” with these emotions, and unable to respond.

4. Silence can indicate profoundness, such as awe or horror.

Sometimes when we’re listening to someone else, we hear something that leaves us speechless because it really goes beyond words. Listening to someone talk about a dreadful trauma they’ve endured, or a beautiful, almost-sacred interaction with another human being, or a description of an awesome natural event such as a sunset or a volcano eruption are examples. Somehow when we listen to such things,repparttar 130679 ordinary “Oh” and “Wow” and “That’s awesome” don’t seem enough, and so we fall silent.

5. Silence can indicate respect.

In some cultures more than others, silence indicates respect. A young person may be expected to approach an older person or a person in authority and remain silent until recognized, acknowledged and spoken to.

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