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Judith
Cannon, PhD, LMFT Healing,
Growth, Creativity Enriching Our
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Are We Connecting? How to Really Communicate
in Relationships Connection and communication with yourself Being conscious and aware of your mind, your body and your spirit Listening deeply to yourself—your mind, your body and your spirit Reflecting, wondering, being curious Loving yourself Mind Being aware of your thoughts Using curiosity instead of judgment Coming from your responsive brain rather than your reactive brain Living in the moment rather than in the past or in the future Body Being aware of your feelings Handling your feelings without exploding or repressing Reclaiming instinct/gut reactions—the deep knowing that is in your body Maintaining your energy Caring for yourself Spirit Being aware of the Divine in your life Experiencing your own spiritual journey Bringing love and awareness to everything you do Living your values Seeking your own purpose in life Connection and communication with others Being conscious and aware of the other person— their mind, their body, their
spirit Listening deeply to the other person—their mind, their body, their spirit Reflecting, wondering, being curious Loving the other person Connection Maintaining awareness of the Divine in the other person Experiencing relationship as a sacred calling, a spiritual path Letting your energy flow to another Opening to connection and risking intimacy Deciding to be fully in the relationship Deciding to be with the person as they are, not as you wish they were Devoting yourself fully to the other person and the relationship Developing yourself in the context of the relationship Setting intention and consciously creating something together Communication Using I messages Being deeply honest with yourself and the other person Maintaining an attitude of curiosity Expressing appreciation Using Receptive listening—Relaxing and receiving Reflecting on the other’s perspective Inquiring Relinquishing attempts at control Using tools such as the |
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