Have We Stopped Talking?

Are you finding it more and more difficult to communicate with others? I live in a red state and don’t get very far into conversations these days before I hit the “I don’t talk about that” wall. The “that” is usually politics or religion. I used to able to talk about my spiritual beliefs with others. I still speak a little Baptist and tried to use words most Christians understand and people would nod and agree with me. Until someone found out that what New Thought is. Or at least what they think it is. Then the shared beliefs vanished.

There used to be a few people with more liberal political leanings and we would talk and talk and talk. But we live in a senior community. People move to be closer to family and of course people die.

I get tired. I get tired of hearing that Christians and being persecuted in our country. I get frustrated. And yes, I get angry. I tell Bob, I’m not leaving the house except to take him to the doctor. But the next day I start feeling closed in and want to walk and breathe in the lake air.

These are things I don’t normally talk about here. I try to keep things positive. But we live in “interesting times” to say the least and to be honest things get difficult. We need to know we are not alone in these difficult times. There are others struggling with the same things we are.

But things will only get better if we listen, and talk, really talk with each other. Not to try to convert the other person to our thoughts or beliefs, but to understand. This is not something we can wait for someone else to do first. We must get out there, make ourselves available and keep talking. I will continue to try to do my part. Will you join me?