everything is a conversation
notes on being in constructive dialogue with reality, instead of staying mired in delusional rigidity
everything is a conversation
notes on being in constructive dialogue with reality, instead of staying mired in delusional rigidity
part 2 of river kenna’s spiel on maps vs territory
Resonance is feeling understood. It is improvization, banter, a jamming session. You’re playing music with others and they are building on it.
If there is such a thing as human perfection, it seems to emerge precisely from how we handle the imperfection that is everywhere, especially our own. – Richard Rohr
“And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.”
-John Steinbeck
A good conversation is an act of joint exploration. Somebody floats a half-formed idea. Somebody else seizes on the nub of the idea, plays with it, offers her own perspective based on her own memories, and floats it back so the other person can respond. A good conversation sparks you to have thoughts you never had before. A good conversation starts
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