Instead of seeing the rug being pulled from under us, we can learn to dance on the shifting carpet.

When conflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

What would it be like if you lived each day, each breath, as a work of art in progress? Imagine that you are a masterpiece unfolding each second of every day, a work of art taking form with every breath.

The quality of our lives depends not on whether or not we have conflicts, but on how we respond to them.

Conflict isn't negative, it just is.

Instead of seeing the rug being pulled from under us, we can learn to dance on the shifting carpet.

It is hard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because we are not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creating a new "pearl" as we are in being right.