I am not very good at meaningless chatter, in fact it annoys me. There are a few people that I know I can spend time with and have meaningful talk. I can leave those conversations and feel really good, mentally stimulated even. Then there are other people who seem to have meaningless chatter down to a fine art. I spent many years as a therapist and I could always tell very quickly who really wanted some help because their words meant something. I suppose I have done some meaningless chatter myself, usually at times when I don't know what to say or with people that I can't be honest with. I get very uncomfortable when I am in a position where I have to make polite conversation. I would really rather be alone with a good book.
Special people can offer me meaningful talk and with these same people I can enjoy meaningful silence. Sometimes the comfortable silence has much more meaning to me than the chatter that goes on with others. I usually gauge the quality of my relationships by the meaningful talk and sometimes even more by the meaningful silences.
Tonight I am grateful for the people in my life with whom I can enjoy meaningful talk and comfortable, meaningful silence
Tuesday, April 20th, 2011.............10:03p.m.
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