Conflict and Forgiveness

[differenceblog]

Cooper et al (2007) studied avoidance, anxiety, and reconciliation in macaques (monkeys) after a conflict. They found that female-female opponents showed greater anxiety after a conflict, and were more likely to reconcile, than female-male or male-male opponents, suggesting that "post-conflict anxiety promotes reconciliation

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[dawn_guy]

In a fit of synchronicity, today's amidabuddha meditation is:Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. - Buddha

[differenceblog]

neat!