Quotes about Communication

If only someone else could paint what I see, it would be marvellous, because then I wouldn't have to paint at all.

I think the greatest challenge between child and parent is communication.

When people feel they're getting to speak into what's being preached, there is high built-in motivation to participate.

Every time I make an assumption about someone who has hurt or disappointed me without confirming it, I believe a lie about this person in my head. This assumption is a misrepresentation of reality. Because I have not checked it out with the other person, it is very possible I am believing something untrue. It is also likely I will pass that false assumption around to others.

When, out of fear, we avoid conflict and appease people, we are false peacemakers. For

We view conflict as a sign that something is wrong, so we do whatever we can to avoid it. We prefer to ignore difficult issues and settle for a false peace, hoping our difficulties will somehow disappear on their own. They don't.

Emotions are the language of the soul.

The issue is not, by any means, to blindly follow our feelings, but to acknowledge them as a part of the way God communicates to us.

While I was disciplined in spiritual practices, the people closest to me (starting with my wife, Geri) did not experience me as more loving with each passing year.

Emotions are the language of the soul. They are the cry that gives the heart a voice.

Jesus listened without reacting. He communicated without antagonizing. Yet he deeply disappointed the crowds. They wanted an earthly Messiah who would feed them, fix all their problems, overthrow the Roman oppressors, work miracles, and give inspiring sermons. Somehow Christ was able to serve and love them, again, without holding it against them.

God speaks to us in and through the Word.