My husband Rich and I are about to lead another couples retreat. In the months leading up to it, we like to review relationship materials from books we’ve read or classes we’ve taken, updating the materials to pass along new insights and tools to our participants.
It got me to thinking about how comfortable or convenient binary decisions can be; yes/no, go/stop, etc. But so uninteresting. Life in between certainties is more fascinating and the nuance is where creativity blooms.
I so hear what you are saying, Laurie. When I established the Learning Center at Marist way back when, aside from reading and writing etc., one of the other "skills" was Listening. It's challenging in many ways because listening is, I think, another form of intimacy.
It got me to thinking about how comfortable or convenient binary decisions can be; yes/no, go/stop, etc. But so uninteresting. Life in between certainties is more fascinating and the nuance is where creativity blooms.
I so hear what you are saying, Laurie. When I established the Learning Center at Marist way back when, aside from reading and writing etc., one of the other "skills" was Listening. It's challenging in many ways because listening is, I think, another form of intimacy.