Fearless Friday

[LarryG]

A stream in Fort Kent.  Located way up in the "crown of Maine"  Fort Kent is a really nice town.

It's cold out, no surprise, and I'm going to coffee and then out with my daughter to do her "stuff" which is walking around in stores so I will get my exercise.

The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in relations between human beings, and in the end the communicator will be confronted with the old problem, of what to say and how to say it.

~Edward R. Murrow

We may reduce our difficulties with others to communication problems, yet the remedy may remain unclear. How can we become more responsible for our share of the communication? Can we stop blaming others?

When we improve in those ways, our relationships get better. Clear, specific, and direct language will help us be more responsible and less blaming. We can use simple words that expose the truth rather than words that hide or sugarcoat it. We can use specific examples and give details rather than generalities or hints. We can be more direct by using you and me language. In the process, we yield to the truth within ourselves—and become more honest.

Today, I will be aware of communicating clearly, specifically, and directly.

From: Touchstones, Daily Meditations...