If our relationships are one long conversation
If each time I talk with someone it is an opportunity for connection or disconnection
If connection is important to me
Can I pause?
Can I respond instead of reaching?
Can I be the person in the conversation and also see the conversation happening from the outside?
Can I remember what is important to me with the big picture in mind?
How can I show I care?
What distractions do I need to let go of?
If conversation is like meditation and I get lost in my own thoughts, can I practice bringing myself back?
Back to this conversation
this person
this present moment
Back to my intentions – reflections of who I want to be in my relationships
As with any practice, sometimes I will succeed and sometimes I will fail
I’m on a journey of self-awareness
Looking to see who I am and when my communication does not align with who I want to be
When I fail, can I show myself compasstion?
Can I let that compassion grow to extend with all I converse with?
Can I mindfully show up in every conversation and when I don’t, begin again?
How do you show up mindfully in your conversations?
Feel free to add your reflections to the comments.
Author: Renee Dimino
Mindful Life Connections 