What happened to the art of conversation? Technology. We are so used to texting and emailing that many of us have lost the ability to carry on intelligent interpersonal conversations when the situation calls for it.
I have written about the ability to talk with anyone, including people we don’t know, as a valuable skill. Do you need tips on how to develop that skill? Or maybe rediscover it after a long spell of using your thumbs to have conversations? Or maybe you are concerned about your kids, who many studies show are really at a disadvantage in the interpersonal conversation situation.
Check out this incredible TEDTalk by Celeste Headlee to learn “10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation”. We need to save the art of interpersonal conversation. The tips are so easy but seem to have fallen by the wayside in our type-centric society. Watch the video, get the wisdom, and START A CONVERSATION. A real one using mouths and ears between two live people.
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I am perpetually curious and intend to share what I learn to encourage us all to be connected--with each other, to nature and to the planet. I am guided by the values of empathy and gratitude, and believe they gather us together in community. When we are thriving in community, we have the ability to be agents of change for our friends, family, our neighborhood and the world.
Nature has an unbelievable power to heal--through the plants she displays or spending time in her presence. I am currently enrolled at Cincinnati State Technical College pursuing certification in Landscape Design to bring the benefits of plants to my community.
As a student of Shamanism I believe the human and non-human inhabitants of our world are interconnected, and advocate a return to the indigenous view of revering all, only taking what is needed, and giving back to the Earth.
I have been happily married for 16 years to a man that is also a nature lover and supports me unconditionally in my spiritual journey.
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