Category Archives: Reactions

You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Cinnie Noble

I was fairly young when I first heard the idiom ‘you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar’. It was one of my mother’s pearls of wisdom. Her name was Pearle and so, she took her name seriously … Continue reading →

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Speaking Up

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Cinnie Noble

One of the things that leads to conflict – at least inner conflict – is when we seem to lose the ability to speak up, voice our needs, express our feelings, defend our perspective, and so on. This may have … Continue reading →

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Bottling Things Up

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Cinnie Noble

One of the things that happens when an interpersonal conflict begins to brew is a need to decide whether or not to raise the issue, concern, etc. with the other person. And how and when to do so, if that … Continue reading →

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Rage is a Four-Letter Word

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Cinnie Noble

Rage is a word that describes a strong emotion that sometimes evolves when we are in conflict. It is not necessarily an immediate reaction. Rather, it is one that often signals an escalation of feelings such as anger and hurt … Continue reading →

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The Straw that Broke the Camel’s Back

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Cinnie Noble

I have used the expression “the straw that broke the camel’s back” or a similar idiom when referring to an incident that pushes an ongoing situation too far across a line of tolerance. I didn’t know the derivation of this … Continue reading →