{"id":204,"date":"2007-04-26T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-04-26T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2007\/04\/ps-on-communication.html"},"modified":"2007-04-26T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-04-26T11:00:00","slug":"ps-on-communication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2007\/04\/ps-on-communication.html","title":{"rendered":"P.S. On Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The post about my dad was my third revision. In my first draft, I hurt the feelings of a family member whom I very much love. So I revised it. And then I realized that the second revision could hurt someone else&#8217;s feelings. <\/p>\n<p>As such, I&#8217;m learning that this blog can get me into major doo doo with my family (when they read it) if I&#8217;m not careful. So I&#8217;m trying to be especially sensitive to their feelings and requests. That&#8217;s the challenge of a (nonfiction) writer. (Which is why I am encouraging David and Katherine to pursue architecture, not writing&#8230;my God, the stories they&#8217;d have!)<\/p>\n<p>My family member and I have worked through it, and I think our relationships is stronger for it. That was possible because we&#8217;re all working on our communication skills. <\/p>\n<p>I couldn&#8217;t help think of that as I read the comments on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/blogs\/beyondblue\/2007\/04\/interior-castle-with-foundation.html\">my post about Caroline Myss<\/a>. Even though Daria, Patricia, Shekah, and Judith disagreed with my post, and with my interpretation of Myss&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0743255321\/beliefnet\">Entering the Castle<\/a>,&#8221; they said that they enjoy my blog most of the time (or at least Daria said that) and that they will continue reading. <\/p>\n<p>Daria, Patricia, Shekah, and Judith: thank you for that example of how to respond maturely to the spats that are inevitable in life. You are wise, and teach me how to communicate effectively and lovingly, a lesson I&#8217;m always working on in my recovery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The post about my dad was my third revision. In my first draft, I hurt the feelings of a family member whom I very much love. So I revised it. And then I realized that the second revision could hurt someone else&#8217;s feelings. 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