Conversations as Clues
“The conversation is the relationship.” You might define a relationship differently, but in her book, Fierce Conversations, Susan Scott proposes that the essence of our relationships are the conversations we have. For this reason, we can use them as a lens to assess the health of our relationships.
This week, I invite you to try the following:
Think of a particular relationship in your life.
Reflect on the conversations you’ve had in the past to discover clues about the relationship.
Here are some questions to assist you:
What does the quality of my conversations in this relationship reveal to me?
What does how present I am during our conversations reveal to me?
What does the tone of voice I use during these conversations reveal to me?
What does the amount of time and frequency I spend conversing with this person reveal to me?
Which of the above areas would I need to change to deepen and improve this relationship?
What do my answers reveal to me when I apply the above questions to my relationship with God?
God bless,
Dan