We live in a divisive time where opinions and feelings are tightly held and often cause rifts in relationships. This course is for people who are frustrated with their inability to get beyond life's disagreements with loved ones, friends, co-workers, and casual acquaintances. Lives are disrupted, life-long friendships are broken, and anxiety about the future troubles many. Through this course you will discover methods that will help you deepen your relationships, keep your sanity, and even learn from others. The skills and attitude adjustments offered here can be applied personally, professionally, and within a variety of faith communities. This is a hopeful course for a world that needs hope.
| Module 1 | Course Introduction by Rev. Janice Springer, Course Creator | |
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| Unit 1 | Your Instructor Introduces Herself and the Course | |
| Unit 2 | Is This You or Someone You Know? | |
| Module 2 | Telling the Truth about Our Lives | |
| Unit 1 | Telling the Truth about Our Lives | |
| Module 3 | Bless them: Pray for Their Well-being | |
| Unit 1 | The meaning of prayer for those who don't feel there is someone to pray to. | |
| Unit 2 | How to Pray for Our Enemies; How Not To | |
| Module 4 | Bless them: Be Willing to Feel at Least a Little of My Enemy's Pain | |
| Unit 1 | Why would we ever want to do that? | |
| Module 5 | Bless Them: Cherish Their Story | |
| Unit 1 | Why would we want to listen to their story? | |
| Module 6 | Change Me: Be Willing to Be Vulnerable | |
| Unit 1 | Vulnerable on purpose? You must be crazy! | |
| Module 7 | Change Me: Refuse to Diminish Another Person | |
| Unit 1 | Another Kind of Violence | |
| Module 8 | Change Me: Talk from My Feelings Instead of My Thoughts | |
| Unit 1 | Feelings? No, thanks. | |
| Module 9 | The Personal and the Political | |
| Unit 1 | Both/And | |
| Module 10 | Saying Yes to Transformation | |
| Unit 1 | Now What? | |
| Unit 2 | Making It Happen |
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