Comments on: connecting through curiosity

By: Owen

Owen — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 04:07:34 +0000

Great point about trying to understand where the other person is coming from. It seems like, even when we speak the same language, there are so many fundamental assumptions, understandings, and definitions at play that make miscommunication and misunderstanding very easy.

By: Theresa Seeber

Theresa Seeber — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:29:13 +0000

This is pure gold, Angela. I am reading a book right now called “I Need Your Love, Is That True?” by Byron Katie. I am, in fact, in process on a similar post! But mine is more about the way I seek approval from others.

Thank you for sharing this. You know, this simple attitude adjustment has been the key to those times when I find myself under attack by people who disagree with or fear what I am saying and doing with my life. It isn’t easy to keep up, and it doesn’t come naturally to be sure. But knowing that others are trying to be the same way is a kind of accountability in itself. Kinda like when we DM each other and link-share times we have crossed the line! LOL

By: Angela

Angela — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:59:53 +0000

Heh. Did I forget to mention that This Sh..uh.. stuff is HARD! I’m such an ass sometimes that I … er, I mean, I’m hurting so much sometimes that I forget all this and do things I wish I hadn’t. That’s what I meant. Yeah.

Love you, John. :)

By: tragic_pizza

tragic_pizza — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:52:05 +0000

Definitely food for thought. I need to learn to do what you’re talking about, approaching from the standpoint of curiosity, yet sometimes a statement or an attack on a friend brings out the inappropriate and angry in me. And, too, sometimes arguing for the sake of argument is fun for a moment… yet somehow it never *stays* fun, does it?

I guess it’s a journey, and I’m not as far along as I’d like to think.