Meaningful Conversations

It seemed more fun to put a picture of monkeys having "meaningful conversation"
than two random strangers.

I have occasionally been a part of conversations that, after a while feel more like gossip than something useful, or just never touch on anything important.  Sometimes there just isn't time to go too deep, but I liked this quote from the Magnolia Journal:

"Chances are that what you're struggling with, others are too; what you want to talk about, others do too; what life questions you're asking, they're asking themselves too.  Open up yourself, and others will follow."

For a while I was asking everyone I could how to create stronger connections with people who are diverse in life experiences, situations, and interests.  I had a lot of really good conversations with people about what had helped them, and what had not.  It is a great idea to think about issues we wonder about, or need help with, or even that we're interested in getting another perspective on, and start asking questions -- perhaps sharing our own thoughts and experiences first.

Photo by Mihai Surdu on Unsplash