I used to be very vocal when it came to disagreeing with another. My side - their side, then I went through a huge upheaval in my life and found it easier to acquiescence. Sure in the march of time those little disputes are of non importance, still I miss those days of being a bit of challenge. Maybe I need to get my feathers ruffled a bit.
Journey through the Gaian Tarot -Joanna Powell Colbert
One thing hearing other opinions can do for me is to get me out of my comfy belief zone. I might go back to my own ideas, but at least I've entertained ideas from a different perspective. Plus, I think sometimes people just want to be heard rather than argued with.
ReplyDeleteI have noticed that more and more. A lot of folks don't have anyone that listens to them anymore. Some are lost and others have shoved others away cause they only want to talk about themselves and use the guise of a conversation to only vent, not really listening to the other.
DeleteI know that one - talking at people instead of to them. A sure sign of loneliness/having no one to listen.
DeleteWhen I was a hairdresser, I had a number of clients who came in the door talking and were still talking going back out. They just wanted someone to listen.
ReplyDeleteYou say acquiescence, I call it picking my battles. One of the benefits of not being young-isn, some things are easy to walk away from. If they think they've 'won' they usually shut up...