Friday, April 30, 2010
Non-Verbal Communication 101
I was talking to a very wise woman in my life this week and the topic of relationships arose. And it really got me thinking. She was saying how years ago relationships were so simple. People said what they meant and meant what they said. There wasn't all this guess work, hidden meanings and motives like there is today. So, here's food for thought for today: how is that we live in a world where we strive to simplify everything, from computer programs to nuking dinner, and yet we have overcomplicated relationship to the point that a simple smile can mean a thousand things? Why have we made communication a bad word, and people who speak from the heart a force to be reckoned with? Maybe it's just me, but particularly in Canadian society hardly anyone speaks the same language anymore. Forget English - suddenly tone, body language, and metaphors are the primary languages of the nation. To those who are tired of being misunderstood: try honesty. To those tired of misunderstanding: stop reading between the lines. Ya right, if only it were that easy. Plan B: start offering courses in Colleges around country - Non-verbal communication 101.
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But Amy, you don't even have a microwave to nuke your dinner. :) Seriously... interesting points. I think that honesty is refreshing and people are attracted to that. If people were honest then I think there would be less guess work. But people are to afraid to be real and honest because they are afraid that if they do it means they'll be judged. Keep it real no matter what, no matter who might judge that.
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