to put behind you where you have been stuck…

Page 154 to put behind you where you have been stuck, to move on from your standstill, to get beyond your impact, one simple, practical strategy is literally to take steps forward. To go for a walk. Kristine, Webb, Maia, Rosen, Mullen, and E, Torrey Higgins contend that walking together can facilitate both the intro and interpersonal path to conflict resolution .

— from Communication & Conflict (Communication/Conflict) · How do we know ourselves? By David Myers

In the book

Ask, plainly, why is this important to you? — and build trust before you try to bargain, rather than papering over a breach with concessions. Where feelings run too hot for a table at all, try walking side by side instead; something about moving in step makes it easier to find a way forward. And run the conversation by rules that protect the relationship: never let a resolution leave one side feeling like the loser, because that destroys the very fabric you are trying to keep; start your sentences with "and" rather than "but" so the talk stays open instead of defensive; and listen affirmatively, so the other person knows they were heard. — Communication & Conflict (Communication/Conflict)

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