Part 14 of 14 from Communication Essentials (continued from last week…) Look at Them with New Eyes Tip number fifteen, look at that person with new eyes. Look at that person every day and think of something about them that you like, love, or admire. Even in the toughest times, even if you’ve been doing […]

Part 13 of 14 from Communication Essentials (continued from last week…) Maintain a Sense of Humor Tip number thirteen is maintain a sense of humor. Try and keep it light. Things are not always heavy. You don’t always have to be working on the relationship. If it’s too much work, it will fall apart. People […]

Part 11 of 14 from Communication Essentials (continued from last week…) Break Free of the Blame Game Relationship tip number ten is an expansion of something I mentioned a moment ago. It is break free of the blame game. We need to use “I” statements instead of “You” statements. One of the most common causes […]

Part 10 of 14 from Communication Essentials (continued from last week…) Practice Listening Hint number nine is practice listening. Practice accurate listening. Practice active listening. Along with speaking more accurately, we have to practice being a good listener. You may say, “I am a good listener. I listen to what they say. I don’t interrupt […]

Part 9 of 14 from Communication Essentials (continued from last week…) One Thing at a Time Tip number eight is that when you go to talk about things that are important to you, talk about one thing at a time. Talk about only one topic. When people get in heated discussions, they often feel like […]

Part 8 of 14 from Communication Essentials (continued from last week…) Be Honest Tip number seven is be honest. There is honest and there is brutally honest. I once counseled a woman who didn’t have any long term good friends. She had not been able to hold a relationship together, and the reason was because […]

Part 7 of 14 from Communication Essentials (continued from last week…) Feelings Are Valid Couples communication tip number six is that emotions are not normally right or wrong. They just are. We are emotional beings. Everything we do, we do because it feels right to us or it feels wrong to us or it’s something […]

Part 6 of 14 from Communication Essentials (continued from last week…) Who has the Concern? Relationship communication tip number five is that we need to focus on the person who is having the concern whether that is you or whether that is them. If it’s you, you need to slow down and take the time, […]