Mindful dialogue invites true listening and true listening expands our ways of knowing and understanding. Ultimately, it elevates discourse and makes it more likely that we will gradually learn and grow from understanding one another’s perspectives rather than just fortifying our positions and stereotyping all those who disagree with us.
FROM: ARRIVING AT YOUR OWN DOOR 108 Lessons in Mindfulness by Jon Kabat-Zinn
REFLECTION:
- Think about a recent dialogue with a person where you had a different perspective. How did that conversation go?
- Were you open to another perspective?
- What if you could be receptive – resist the urge to press your viewpoint. What might happen?
- in a conversation today, be curious… ask questions… listen… truly listen.