Resolving Conflict: A Toolkit

Many of us spend a lot of time trying to avoid conflict in our lives, whether we are aware of it or not. (There’s clearly another set of us who appear to live for conflict, but that group will not be the focus of this particular blog, though I promise to untangle that energy soon). As humans, we have developed a collective belief that conflict will bring pain and suffering that we would rather not feel, and it isn’t hard to let our focus be pulled to something more pleasing, even when we are fully aware that the conflict will not generally resolve on its own. Depending on the specific circumstances, this can cause us to unknowingly breed energetic debris - trapping feelings of shame, guilt and general negativity in our bodies. I totally get it: It can feel easier to avoid the things that will create “issues”. Putting off challenging conversations, choices, and situations has become a natural human response to the also-pressing need to meet and change our stickiest situations. Conflict is supposed to make us uncomfortable as a means for transformation. It exists in nature as in humans, but as humans, our brain is in the mix, which can often distort the intentions around the conflict to the point that we can’t see it’s purpose or the ways resolving it might actually enhance our lives.

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