One reason our conversations with people who disagree with us are so contentious is that we take their comments personally. If they don’t agree with us, we think they’re rejecting us! Not just that they’re rejecting our point of view — but they are rejecting
I so enjoyed this article. Every word resonated with me. I have found that it is also challenging to change another’s point of view, opinion. So, now, I just spend more time listening than talking.
Robert Franklin says that integrity is the seamless integration of values, intention, and action. The trick one must master is letting our lives speak our truth powerfully with integrity and without rancor. Another person's thinking may not be a personal threat, but it may threaten our communities. Intentional lies, propaganda, unsupportable beliefs about reality (climate, vaccines, etc.) are all breaches of personal integrity - actions in bad faith. It takes a saintly perspective to see the Divine light in those whose lack of integrity threatens us.
I so enjoyed this article. Every word resonated with me. I have found that it is also challenging to change another’s point of view, opinion. So, now, I just spend more time listening than talking.
Robert Franklin says that integrity is the seamless integration of values, intention, and action. The trick one must master is letting our lives speak our truth powerfully with integrity and without rancor. Another person's thinking may not be a personal threat, but it may threaten our communities. Intentional lies, propaganda, unsupportable beliefs about reality (climate, vaccines, etc.) are all breaches of personal integrity - actions in bad faith. It takes a saintly perspective to see the Divine light in those whose lack of integrity threatens us.