Unlikely Teachers: Finding the Hidden Gifts in Daily ConflictOnePoint Press, 2006 - 165 pages You can have more power, presence, and flow in your relationships and in your life by taking a moment to engage your best self. Judy Ringer's stories about how the martial art aikido can be applied to everyday conflict are reminders that we can become more conscious about the ways in which we "invent" our lives from moment to moment. Begin today to turn your difficult moments into golden opportunities. |
Contents
Hidden Gifts | 3 |
Resistance 13 Choosing My Self | 13 |
Listening When Its Not Easy | 19 |
Unwanted Guests | 26 |
Connection 35 Becoming Each Other | 35 |
Relax | 41 |
Turn Signals and Enlightenment | 46 |
Practice 53 Getting on the | 53 |
Keeping Conflict in Perspective | 62 |
Ah Yes Another Sporting Event | 69 |
Discovery 77 Life Is What You Make | 77 |
Discovery on an Icy Bridge | 82 |
Many Lessons | 90 |
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