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Healing

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Now that the nastiness of the U.S. campaign is behind us, I can once again enjoy watching football without getting disgusted by the political ads at every break. More importantly, we can begin the healing process.

The first step in healing is to accept the outcome. Like it or not, Donald Trump was chosen through the electoral process and will soon become the 45th President. The idea of lashing out at people, marching in protest, or making nasty comments on social media is not too far off from your young child having a tantrum because he doesn’t want to go to preschool.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in accept what is, eliminate negativity, forgiveness.

#427 Let Others Be Right

90 sec nav 1400x1400-72Why do people get so caught up in being right? Why not let others be right?…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in Conflict resolution, eliminate negativity, forgiveness, Podcasts, tolerance.

#426 Stop Holding Grudges

90 sec nav 1400x1400-72 Want a happier life? Stop holding grudges.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in Conflict resolution, forgiveness, Podcasts, tolerance.

#425 Eliminate Negativity

90 sec nav 1400x1400-72 If you can’t eliminate negativity in your life at least try to reduce your exposure. Here are a few ideas.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in Conflict resolution, eliminate negativity, forgiveness, Podcasts, tolerance.

#424 Make Peace

90 sec nav 1400x1400-72None of us knows when our last day will be. Make peace with anyone important to you. …

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Posted by Joel Brookman in Conflict resolution, forgiveness, Podcasts, tolerance.

Leave No Regrets

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We all have things we have done in life that we regret, things that we want to do that we have never done, things we should have said but didn’t, people we treated poorly that didn’t deserve it.

Is there someone in your life, that if they died tonight, you would have regrets for things you left unsaid? Pick up the phone, go to their house, or send them a note. Leave no regrets.

Ideally we want to eliminate negativity from our lives but we must accept that there are situations when it’s unavoidable. You can’t pick your family, you often don’t have control of who is selected to be a coworker.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in Conflict resolution, eliminate negativity, forgiveness, kindness.

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