In today's fast paced society, where most people focus on efficiency, productivity, and results, it is a challenge to communicate effectively.
Relationships are important.
The foundation for healthy, interdependent relationships with others is our relationship with ourselves. We need to develop healthy 'self talk' in order to have self acceptance, self esteem, independence, and the capacity to develop healthy relationships with others. You may want to read this poem on Friendship by Ralph Waldo Emerson. See the announcement for a public workshop on this important topic. We have been taught to speak, and we need to learn to listen and understand.