Someone recently shared these life-giving words from Richard Rohr with me: “The ego gets what it wants with words.  The soul finds what it needs in silence.” When I took time to sit with this quote, I became really struck by this message. When we are living in the ego, we argue, blame, shame, gossip, control, personalize, compare, compete, and defend with our words. Our ego invites us to prove our worth through our reactions. But, when we live out of the soul, we encounter ourselves and others in a very different way.  Instead of the ego’s combative nature, this … Continue reading How to Move from Ego Driven Reactions to Soulful Responses in a Relationship