Sometimes in Life you may not want
to have some conversations.
You may want to run away from them. But
don’t.
It is through simple, honest,
conversations, however difficult they may be, that you can attempt to resolve
tricky situations or at least get things off your chest, leading you to peace.
The reason why you want to avoid talking to some people is because you
experience them differently. You don’t see them as being open, having integrity
or matching up to your standards of thinking. First, know that it is absolutely
fine to think the way you are thinking about people. You are normal. Now that
you feel better, remember also that people are different the world over. Just
as you are entitled to your opinion others are too. And if their opinion does
not match yours, so be it. There is nothing tragic about a difference of
opinion or perspective. Don’t dramatize the way you feel about it.
Instead of conjuring up a non-existent
emotional scenario in your mind, go out there and speak your mind. And if you
don’t want to do it upfront, please join if the other party starts a
conversation. Don’t react. Just state what you feel. Don’t intellectualize,
don’t sermonize. Speak from the heart sincerely, without fearing how you will
be interpreted. Give the situation and the person you speak to dignity. Know
that you may not be able to generate a resolution but you would have moved in
the right direction. You will feel better. And that’s the first and most
important step to peace and joy. It is only from your inner joy that you can generate
joy in your circle of influence, which includes the person(s) that you are
trying to avoid just now.
Conversations are not difficult to
have. You make situations difficult by not having honest conversations!
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