Relating to Others

We all have disagreements with other people. It is an inescapable and natural consequence of our unique beingness that everyone else will have different opinions to us. This is a valuable, albeit challenging, aspect of life because through disagreement we have the opportunity, should we wish to take it, to reflect on our view of […]

“The majority of people in every culture invest their lives in projects that are defined by their society. They pay attention to what others pay attention to, they experience what others experience. They go to school and learn what should be learned; they work at whatever job is available; they marry and have children according

We are constantly inundated with others’ opinions. They are there in our conversations, our entertainment, on billboards, in newspapers and on the Internet. The advent of social media has exponentially increased those opinions directly related to us. For many people, their life is greatly impacted by clicks and likes or the lack of them. Those

For years technology companies have spent a lot of money telling us smart phones, computers and so on are the answer to our communication problems. In more recent times, social media gateways such as Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn etc have drawn us into believing they can fulfil our communication needs. Today, people communicate far more by

We are all aware of the conversations we have with others. It is obvious when we speak and we hear what others say to us. However, do you realise whenever we have a conversation with another person there is not one but three conversations taking place? The first conversation is where we both overtly speak