Quotes About Emotional intelligence

We provoke each other to do more of what we say we don't like about the other!

When we're carrying this germ, we're just wars waiting to happen.

when someone's in the box, the same pattern of mutual provocation and justification always emerges.

Love is wiser than wisdom." ? Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

The fact is that when you make the other suffer, he will try to find relief by making you suffer more. The result is an escalation of suffering on both sides.

The most effective way to show compassion to another is to listen, rather than talk.

When we cannot communicate, we suffer, and we spill our suffering on to other people. We can find ways to open the doors of communication again.

The ability to apologize sincerely and express regret for the unskillful things we say or do is an art. A true apology can relieve a great deal of suffering in the other person.

When we recognize that we have a habit of replaying old events and reacting to new events as if they were the old ones, we can begin to notice when that habit energy comes up. We can then gently remind ourselves that we have another choice. We can look at the moment as it is, a fresh moment, and leave the past for a time when we can look at it compassionately. We

Sometimes things occur beneath the surface that will eventually explode, and by then it is too late to deal with them, so the only recourse is to divorce or fight or even kill each other. To meditate is to be aware of what is going on in yourself, your feelings, your body, your perceptions, your family. The second technique is to recall, and the more details which the community has, the easier it is to help.

Cuando hacemos el esfuerzo de atender y escuchar la otra versión de la historia, nuestra comprensión aumenta, al tiempo que disminuye nuestra sensación de daño.

So to love someone, you have to understand the real needs of that person, and not impose on her what you think is needed for her to be happy. Understanding is the foundation of love.

I could be less impatient with people. I sometimes judge by impressions.

When you're playing a character, I think it's always better not to judge that character.

I've gotten really good at not judging characters.

And rather than judging and alienating others, I do think there's an opportunity that no one is taking, myself included, to actually understand why somebody is coming from a certain place.

I tell you, I would never sit in judgment of anyone as long as they're good folks. I would never judge their life, because it's important to know their feelings.

I try not to be too judgmental.

It took me until my 40s to realize the five essential areas that are important to at least have a real dating chance. Obviously, beyond the physical compatibility, which is where we all start in junior high school, I think that intellectual compatibility and spiritual compatibility, emotional intelligence, and financial compatibility are important.

Just because you like something, that doesn't mean that you have a feel for it.

If someone says anything mean to me I just kind of brush it off.

I do agree that Justin has integrity, honesty and amazing judgment, but sometimes I think he's just maybe too sensitive, and that's kind of scary.

We need to see kindness and we need to see empathy and compassion. That's something we need to see in leadership as well.

Never ask a woman if you may kiss her. Instead, learn to read body language.