Communication - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/communication/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:58:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 How to Speak Our Truth – Without Doing Any Harm https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-speak-our-truth-without-doing-any-harm/ https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-speak-our-truth-without-doing-any-harm/#comments Wed, 06 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=87215 How  to Speak Our Truth – Without Doing Any HarmHow big a role does what we say, and how and when we say it, play in our lives? How can our speech be used to better ourselves and serve...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-speak-our-truth-without-doing-any-harm/feed/ 2 If You Can’t Say Something Nice… https://bahaiteachings.org/cant-say-something-nice/ https://bahaiteachings.org/cant-say-something-nice/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=33370 Who remembers “the Thumperian Principle,” also known as “Thumper’s Rule?” If you ever saw the Disney film Bambi, you already know the answer. In the movie, Thumper the young rabbit...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/cant-say-something-nice/feed/ 10 Why Should We Choose Our Words Carefully? https://bahaiteachings.org/why-should-choose-words-carefully/ https://bahaiteachings.org/why-should-choose-words-carefully/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=79357 Our words can create a mini-reality for us. How do our lives change if we wake up in the morning and say, “Today is going to be so wonderful” versus...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/why-should-choose-words-carefully/feed/ 2 Five Ways to Optimize the Powerful Tool of Baha’i Consultation https://bahaiteachings.org/five-ways-to-optimize-the-powerful-tool-of-bahai-consultation/ https://bahaiteachings.org/five-ways-to-optimize-the-powerful-tool-of-bahai-consultation/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=72705 Baha’i consultation – an essential tool for reaching an agreement or consensus and deciding a course of action – asks every participant to master a set of communication skills based...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/five-ways-to-optimize-the-powerful-tool-of-bahai-consultation/feed/ 4 Politically Correct—or Just Plain Polite? https://bahaiteachings.org/politically-correct-just-plain-polite/ https://bahaiteachings.org/politically-correct-just-plain-polite/#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=33325 politically-correct-politeYou’ve definitely heard the term “politically correct” a lot lately—but what do you think it means? To get a clear, unbiased definition, let’s look at the roots of the phrase....

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/politically-correct-just-plain-polite/feed/ 6 How to Apologize: The 6 Steps of a Great Apology https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-apologize-steps-of-great-apology/ https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-apologize-steps-of-great-apology/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=84435 Una pareja reconciliándose: ¿Cómo disculparse?With any close or long-term relationship, hurt feelings are bound to arise, regardless of what our intentions may be. So, it’s important to learn how to apologize in a meaningful...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/needed-better-not-just-more-communication/feed/ 2 Baha’i Consultation: Group Work on the Job https://bahaiteachings.org/bahai-consultation-group-work-on-the-job/ https://bahaiteachings.org/bahai-consultation-group-work-on-the-job/#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=88041 Baha'i Consultation: Group Work on the JobOn a music streaming service this morning, I happened to hear one of the many recorded versions of the song “No Man Is an Island,” which I remembered singing it at summer...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/bahai-consultation-group-work-on-the-job/feed/ 3 The Spiritual Power of Thought: Shaping Reality with Divine Vision https://bahaiteachings.org/the-spiritual-power-of-thought-shaping-reality-with-divine-vision/ https://bahaiteachings.org/the-spiritual-power-of-thought-shaping-reality-with-divine-vision/#respond Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=88038 The Spiritual Power of Thought: Shaping Reality with Divine VisionI was intrigued by a profound statement from Abdu’l-Baha: The reality of man is his thought, not his material body. The thought force and the animal force are partners. Although...

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