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Is life really that precious?
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Divorce, Estate Planning/Elder Care, Family Resolutions, Managing Emotions, Thoughts, advice, change, choices, Conflict as Catalyst, self care, stress, 0I ended a mediation session this past week and one of the soon-to-be-former spouses said, “I just don’t want...
A book not to miss: When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Managing Emotions, Thoughts, advice, change, family, Preserving families, self care, 0“Life wasn’t about avoiding suffering.” “Human relationality forms the bedrock of meaning.” These are just a couple of quotes...
ZIP LINES AND SECOND CHANCES
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Managing Emotions, Thoughts, Uncategorized, apply the lesson, Conflict as Catalyst, fully experience, regrets, second chances, stress, 1It’s my son’s fault. I was never particularly scared of heights until I visited him during his study year...
Good or Bad, This Too Shall Pass
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Managing Emotions, change, Conflict as Catalyst, self care, stress, 0Sam’s life was good. Job was challenging but rewarding, family was doing well, and weekends were packed with camping or...
Get Angry. (I know…not my usual message)
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Estate Planning/Elder Care, Family Resolutions, Managing Emotions, Process Choices, choices, collaborative law, elder law, estate planning, grand rapids, mediation, options, st. joseph, 0We’ve been taught that anger is bad. We should be kind to all, get along, and work for peace....
Madiba Mindset. What can we learn from Nelson Mandela?
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Family Resolutions, Managing Emotions, events, mandela, nelson mandela, world news, 1I read Nelson Mandela’s 625 page autobiography last year. Apparently 27 years in prison provides adequate time to remember...
But How Could It Be Otherwise?
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Managing Emotions, 5The human understanding when it has once adopted an opinion … draws all things else to support and agree...
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