by Yvette Erasmus | Jul 26, 2016 | Listening, Reactivity
Have you ever let things go because you are kind and generous … but then later find yourself indignantly accusing that same person of not fully appreciating you? Then you have a horrible argument and you each withdraw to lick your wounds.But, because you are a healthy... by Yvette Erasmus | Jun 14, 2016 | Connection, presence, Slowing Down
Yesterday I dropped off my daughter at summer tennis lessons, went to pay the fee, and found out that I would be charged a $45 surcharge each month because I wasn’t a resident of this particular suburb. I impulsively blurted out with irritation, “Oh Shit, you must be... 
by Yvette Erasmus | May 2, 2016 | Anger, Communication, NVC
The second time I got expelled, it was for my defiant noncompliance with “hazing” rituals at a boarding school in South Africa. I was 13 and taking on the world. I would not wear the winter uniform in the height of an African summer. I would not carry seniors’...