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What's in a Word: “Master” and “Slave”

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on February 25, 2007 by Al TurtleFebruary 25, 2007  

I have been using the terms “Master” and “Slave” for quite some time and have not ever found any terms that are more useful in dealing with the problems of Autonomy. However, over the years my usage has stirred up some controversy and even distress in people. At this point I have no plans to change my terms. At the same time I thought I would share a bit about the wonderful controversies.

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Posted in Autonomy | Tagged dialogue, master-slave, mastertalk, mirroring, passivity, share | Leave a reply

Do you talk too much or too fast?

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on February 9, 2007 by Al TurtleJuly 17, 2013 2

Do you talk too much or two fast? Hey, I do! On the one hand it is a wonderful advantage. It has also caused a lot of trouble for me – because it drives people crazy.

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Posted in Communication, Reliable Membership | Tagged dialogue, share, trust | 2 Replies

Avoid becoming a Bully, yourself!

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on December 9, 2006 by Al TurtleAugust 25, 2015  

A conversation with a relationship therapist about avoiding becoming a Bully.

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Posted in Autonomy, Reliable Membership | Tagged boundary, codependency, codependent, dialogue, feelings, Imago, master-slave, mastertalk, mirroring, safety, trust, validation | Leave a reply

Making Amends

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on November 16, 2006 by Al TurtleSeptember 25, 2012 10

Use this process when you want to apologize for something you have done. Its a way to say "I'm sorry" that works.

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Posted in Healing the Past, Skills | Tagged dialogue, fault, feelings, mirroring, share, validation | 10 Replies

Gullible or Skeptical: Trust

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on November 15, 2006 by Al TurtleNovember 15, 2006  

Being gullible or being skeptical. How much? I was talking to another old guy last evening and we both shared …

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Posted in Solving Problems | Tagged dialogue, safety, share, trust | Leave a reply

An Application of Communologue: United Way of Kootenai County

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on November 11, 2006 by Al TurtleJuly 7, 2023  

By Donald L. Gibbon. Northern Idaho sounds like it should be about as far away from 21st century social ills as you could get and still have access to modern America’s social benefits. Coeur d’Alene, known to demographers and government bureaucrats as CdA, has a population of only about 35,000, but it’s still the largest town in the state north of Boise, some 460 long miles to the south.

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Posted in Diversity, Peace Building | Tagged dialogue, feelings, Imago, mirroring, point of view, pulling, safety, trust, validation | Leave a reply

The Problem with Expectations

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on November 8, 2006 by Al TurtleApril 13, 2013 6

"You are not entitled!" Get it. (On the receiving end, "You are not obliged!) Learn how to deal with Frustrations and "letting go" of things we are Not Entitled To.

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Posted in Main Page, Solving Problems | Tagged boundary, dialogue, feelings, share, trust | 6 Replies

Avoiding Transpersonal Pernicious Behavior in a Group

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on November 2, 2006 by Al TurtleJune 26, 2012 1

Some more thoughts on Guiding a Communologue Group. A new guideline added on Nov 1, '06.

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Posted in Boundaries, Peace Building | Tagged boundary, dialogue, feelings, make sense, master-slave, mastertalk, point of view, safety, share, trust | 1 Reply

Guiding Communologue

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on November 2, 2006 by Al TurtleFebruary 8, 2019  

A list of interventions that can be used to create and maintain a dialogical group atmosphere. A new guideline added on Nov 27, '07.

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Posted in Diversity, Peace Building | Tagged boundary, dialogue, fault, master-slave, mastertalk, mirroring, pulling, share, validation | Leave a reply

A peace project meeting

Syrene and Knick were in dialogue.  The other's were keeping and eye on things.

July 25, 2006 by Al Turtle Posted in Animals Tagged dialogue, peace Reply

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