have more meaningful conversations

Well, having conversations in the first place would be a good start.

I just got done facilitating another 8 week MOMS session. This always helps me to have the opportunity for meaningful conversations.

I’ve discovered that since I’ve had to stop running and walking because of the RA, the amount of meaningful conversations I have during the week has lessened. Sara and I used to have some really great conversations every night when we’d walk or run. I can’t wait to get the OK again from my doctor to at least start walking again. I’ve been feeling really disconnected lately.

My friend Sara and I had a very long and meaningful conversation about this today. We both learned a lot, shared our experience with it, which took us into deeper conversations about our church and religion. It was interesting!

Sometimes this is just next to impossible when you have kids. I feel like my husband and I will start a conversation and then we get interrupted 8 zillion times. By the time we actually have time to talk, we’re tired of trying.

My best friend and I met at the coffee shop today. We haven’t seen each other in several weeks and we were both looking forward to catching up. The coffee shop is very kid friendly, with a lovely play area to keep the tots occupied. Even with the opportunity to play, our kids kept interrupting us and demanding attention. I feel like we didn’t get anything accomplished.

I tried this with my mother-in-law last night. That woman, whom I do love dearly, can make talking about boiling water into an hour long “conversation” (which is usually one way).

I’d ask more and more questions with each random topic she brought up, and I’m glad I did. I found out some interesting info about two of our uncles and found out more about how my FIL’s job is going.

I’m really going to work on this goal by experimenting on my husband. It seems as if our conversations lately are just that… conversation. We don’t talk about anything meaningful and if we try, we get interrupted by one of the kids. It’s like we’ve stopped trying because what’s the use?

I’ve been really working on this over the past week. I’m trying to talk less and listen more. I’m asking more questions, trying to delve deeper into the conversations I’m having with others. It’s hard to do… the not talking so much thing. I am learning a lot more about the people I’m having conversations with and I feel like the connections have been deeper. I’m going to keep this up!