Corinne Friesen Blog

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We are social animals. Social animals successfully reproduce not just by spilling their genes all over the place, but by cooperative and well chosen behaviours that help the family group of shared genes survive.

When I raised my boys, I had a few precepts I worked with.  One was that “all feelings are allowed, but you need to learn to chose your actions wisely”.  This worked remarkably in producing two self assured, self aware, responsible young  men.  As I get older, though, I would add to that message.  All [...]

The most effective negotiators in situations of extreme danger or conflict are always those whose experience of their own continuing inner conflicts make them human and humble and who work not to exclude anyone — even those who have continually indulged in acts of brutality and destruction — from the circle of humanity and forgiveness.

Perhaps part of Einstein’s appeal is his simple honesty.  His quotes are laced with it.  It’s an honesty that allows him to strip us down to our essence.  I believe this kind of honesty is required in anyone who makes radical breakthroughs.  To see things as others have not, we have to be able to [...]

I want to share with you an internet discussion I

A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world: everyone you meet is your mirror.

“One’s ability to be happy is inversely proportional to one

And that, is, in a nutshell, how to bypass the anger and the frustration and the fear and hold on to a compassionate mindset. Keep the larger purpose in mind.

Just as people develop physically and psychologically, we also seem to go through stages of moral development. (Although, not everybody seems to complete all the stages. Achem…) Kohlberg breaks it down into these 6 stages.