225: How to Create Effective Relations with Others
A point I would like to write about came up while I was reading Rozelle's JTL blog Misaligned Word Definitions and Miscommunication . In this blog she is describing communication between her and her partner and because of an unclear understanding of a word , there was confusion that could have lead into conflict in the interaction and would probably have produced an unwanted outcome in the relationship-agreement. While I was reading this I was reminded of a moment I had with my partner the other day. He was in a position of wanting to express certain points/ experiences within himself in relation to our agreement-relationship and because of my unwillingness to take responsibility for myself, for my experience/reactions, Because what he had to share in communication, I was taking personally - this lead to an outcome/interaction that was unnecessary and unwanted. This could potentially lead to an idea that one cannot share openly/honestly with another in fear of how one m...