Letters From The Soulour thoughts... our stories... our lives...Setting Boundaries with Loved Ones- March 21, 2008 It is so hard sometimes as a father of three and husband to not offend people. We have two sets of in-laws who are always eager to have us visit on holidays. The trouble begins when they both expect us to be there. Since they live 80 miles apart, it makes going both places nearly impossible. Feelings sometimes get hurt when we go to one family's house in place of the other. We have felt really bad before when one family really wanted ...http://www.lettersfromthesoul.com/2008/03/22/setting-boundaries-with-loved-ones/ Three truths I know about God that I didn&8217;t learn in Religion class- March 20, 2008 As a kid, I imagined God to be a gigantic bearded old man with a deep angry voice. In his hand is a thunderbolt ready to strike anytime we do something bad. My very first ideas about God sparingly came from two things- my Religion class in school and Saturday mornings of the cartoon Superbook. I remember this episode where God became so pissed with the Israelites that he struck them with disease resulting in ...http://www.lettersfromthesoul.com/2008/03/21/three-truths-i-know-about-god-that-i-didnt-le... Communication Without the Body Language (Is it easier to relate in the blogosphere)- March 8, 2008 Communication is made up of 20% spoken word, 10% para-language (tone, pitch, volume and speed of talking) and 70% body language. That is why someone thought of the adage It is not what you say but how you say it. In the Blogosphere, communication is only 20% spoken word and a little of blog language ...http://www.lettersfromthesoul.com/2008/03/09/communication-without-the-body-language-is-it... Word Picture- March 7, 2008 Ever since my wife and I started dating we have used a method called &8220;word pictures&8221; to help us communicate. Let&8217;s face it, men and women are apples and oranges and getting the point across is mostly easier said than done. Here&8217;s how it works: When I have something to say to my wife that she may ...http://www.lettersfromthesoul.com/2008/03/07/word-picture/ |