"Expressing your feelings before asking for what you want helps you to connect to yourself and the other person, as well as communicate the importance of your request. For instance:
* I am feeling tired. I need to leave early.
* I am feeling energized. Let's go for an adventure!
* I'm feeling uncomfortable about that choice. My heart is telling me to go there instead.
Feeling words: Examples of feeling words you may find useful are - uncomfortable, overwhelmed, unclear, stressed, uncertain, tired, confused. These words have less of an edge than words like frustrated, angry, disrespected, and annoyed and are less likely to cause the other person to feel defensive."
- Compliments of Vince Gowmon
I'm a big fan of requests over accusations. Just sayin ;)
Blessings,
Chatgirl
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