DailyThought #28 - Changing Minds

I can only think for myself. And how I speak those thoughts to others is how they will view me. So I am careful about what I say and how I say it - as much as I can be. I listen to conversation in my day to day life, and it is only a matter of time before these conversations get opionated and political. It is then, that I need to be really careful, because these are the conversations that are most disagreeable. I know I am bound to disagree, so the disagreement is not the issue, what is, is how we present our disagreements. If I yell and shout and tell you you’re wrong, would you listen? Would you change? Probably not. If anything, you would double down on your stance and nothing would change. If anything, it probably widen that gap of difference.

In my opinion, this is where we go wrong in our pursuit of change and progression - whatever that means to you. Humans do not like being told what to do. It is why we have laws and everyone still breaks them. I believe that if you want to change someone or something, you have to trust them, and they have to trust you. So that means you have to build a relationship with them. Change may not come today, or tomorrow, maybe not even in this life time. But we can take steps toward it.

Everyone wants what they think is best. And their best may not be your best. It’s not about being right or wrong. Because these rights and wrongs are opinion. So technically, they can’t be right or wrong. But unlike facts, they can’t change. And they will if the approach is right.

What I’m Doing Here by Lake Street Dive