by Scott Howard Swain | Feb 28, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Parenting, Relationships |
This article is an analysis of “The Power Of Wholeness And Healing: Ho’oponopono” https://www.compassionatelistening.org/post/power-of-wholeness… First, I want to point out the potential positive aspects of the above mentioned system. I...
by Scott Howard Swain | Feb 25, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Parenting, Relationships |
Originally written in 2016. Updated. When you think of how much you trust people, do you think in terms of: (A) I either trust them or I don’t. OR (B) My trust for a person has a range from “no trust” or “very little trust” through...
by Scott Howard Swain | Dec 16, 2021 | All Articles, EQ, Health, Life, Relationships |
The alarm goes off. The torture begins. You choose how long the pain will go on. Every time you hit snooze, you extend that torture for you and your mate. Pitfalls When you hit snooze, you are:- breaking a promise to yourself, reducing your integrity and self-worth....
by Scott Howard Swain | Dec 2, 2021 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Life, Parenting, Relationships |
Originally written in February 2022. Does anyone else notice an increase in cussing? In what experiences, subcultures, or media in your day to day life?What do you believe the affects are? I want to be clear: I’ve zero moral issues with cussing. My issue is that...
by Scott Howard Swain | Oct 4, 2021 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Liberty, Life, Politics, Relationships, Voluntaryism |
What if being “highly independent” can make it difficult for us to see the value of strong relationships and our “me-first” attitude, completely logical, in reality, can be supplemented with even just a bit of compromise at times in order to...
by Scott Howard Swain | Sep 1, 2021 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Life, Relationships |
A wise man once said… nothing. He let her vent and then they had sex afterwards. I see wisdom… and a problem with the message of the above meme. If the idea is for the man to deeply listen with empathy instead of defensiveness or advice, then yay, I...
by Scott Howard Swain | Aug 19, 2021 | All Articles, EQ, Liberty, Parenting, Relationships, Voluntaryism |
Updated. Originally written in 2016. An effective way to spread Voluntaryism while rewiring your brain for increased awareness, control of your own emotions, understanding of responsibility, and personal power. Have you ever wished you could demonstrate your...
by Scott Howard Swain | Apr 2, 2021 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Life, Relationships |
by Jim Ateoi Why do men and women seem to have such different goals, interests, and behaviors? Both men and women often get mad or frustrated because they don’t get what they want from the other. They also get mad or frustrated with themselves for making choices that...
by Scott Howard Swain | Jul 22, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Relationships, Voluntaryism |
Official “needs inventory” as originally created by Marshall Rosenberg: https://www.cnvc.org/training/resource/needs-inventory Feelings:...
by Scott Howard Swain | Jun 9, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Marxism, Parenting, Relationships |
Originally written by Scott Howard Swain in 2017. Not authoritarian or permissive What I’m recommending is neither “permissive parenting” or “authoritarian parenting”. It’s part of a growing movement called “peaceful...
by Scott Howard Swain | May 16, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Culture, EQ, Life, Parenting, PEP, Relationships |
After many years of practicing the Practical Empathy (PE) method of empathy, I’ve become much more aware of much more, including when I’m being lied to. How did this happen? My hypothesis goes like this:(a) When we communicate in person, we subconsciously...
by Scott Howard Swain | May 11, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Liberty, Relationships |
Evaluation Evaluations and moralistic judgements are when we judge another person [often as “wrong” or “bad” but also including terms like “good” and “awesome”] when they do things that are not in agreement with our...
by Scott Howard Swain | May 1, 2020 | All Articles, EQ, Relationships |
From my upcoming book, the "A Practical EmPath" system: In order to keep it simple and reduce confusion, I’m not going to talk here about the many ways other people define empathy and sympathy. There are many! I’m going to focus on my changing...
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