The Four-Sides Model Let me share a simple but powerful tool I’ve found incredibly helpful in navigating everyday conversations. It is called the “Four-sides Model” and it was developed by German psychologist Friedemann Schulz von Thun.(1) The core idea is this: every message we send carries four layers of meaning. Misunderstandings often happen when the […]
Two life experiences The writer and psychiatrist Edward Hallowell in his book “Connect” speaks about the “two most powerful experiences in life.” He calls them achieving and connecting, and he continues, “Almost everything that counts is directed toward one of these two goals.” That’s worth a moment’s reflection. It’s difficult to think of any human […]
All of us have a perspective on God Sceptics often say that the reason for their atheism is that they could never believe in a God who…(fill in the blanks). They think that any God would be a tyrant with little concern or capacity to care about people. So why would anyone want to follow […]