Not Everyone Has to Agree with You
This is a yearly reminder. I have a lot to remember, but this is one of the biggest ones.
Not everyone has to agree
with you.
It is easy for me to forget while I'm in the midst of talking to people, especially when it is something more controversial. It can start as a basic question about life experiences that turns into either a mutual discussion or a stifled disagreement. It can be difficult to remember this in a moment, but I try to pause in my conversations to remind myself:
Not everyone has to agree
with you.
It makes tense communications disintegrate like ash. It can bring into view those who will not listen to what I am saying. It always reveals the intentions of conversation partners. In the end, it hands me the total control of my actions and responses to others, no matter what the topic. It gives me the freedom to step back and see the conversation at its most basic level.
A reminder like this is not just good for me, but it might be good for you as well. As I said, it is a yearly reminder for me. I think it really benefits me to repeat this thought whenever a conversation or discussion turns heated or sour. I hope it can benefit you too. I hope you can use it to its best extent as a reminder. Then again...
Not everyone has to agree
with me.