Communication…

“Communication works for those, who work at it.” This quote that I came across a few days back, has deepened my relationship with my belief in the power of communication. Those who know me, know how strongly I advocate communication as not only a solution to most of the problems, but even its ability to prevent problems.

And I have had many discussions with people on this for many-many years of my life till now. Some conversations have led to me and others landing on the same page, whereas some others have had people contesting the idea of communication being a solution. And though my belief in the power of communication has grown with every passing day, I must admit that I have also seen situations, where it has not been able to settle things for good as expected.

For situations and places, where it could create its magic, I always thought that it is either about the intent of the people or may be the problem was too strong for it to be handled simply by communicating. And though perception of mine ensured that I keep believing in communication as an asset, it also made me not look at how eve this gap can be closed.

It is when I came across this quote somewhere in the social media, that my eyes and my heart opened to a completely new aspect of it all. I was sitting alone, and reading some stuff, and the first thing I did was to get up and stand in front of the mirror, look in my eyes, and I gave myself a big smile. It was as if, I had found a treasure in these eight words. These eight words, though I still do not know the name of the person who spoke these, made me feel as if I had been given a chance to strengthen my belief further in the power that communication holds.

I understand today that though I am a strong believer of the practice of communication, I must at the same time keep on learning and making myself better at the art of communication. Situations and people, where I have found communication not being effective, are not about those situations and people themselves. What may have lacked is the understanding of the art of communication.

And when I look deeper into this aspect of communication, I find multiple things that can make us more effective at communicating. And this more effective version of ours, makes our communication much more impactful, and enhances the chances of us creating our realities the way we want them to be.

Such is my relationship with this concept of communication, that I have been spending a lot of time lately to understand this art better. And it is this love and belief that I have for it, that has prompted me to share it with you today and made me decide that the next few brunches will cover the various elements that I am discovering to sharpen this art of communication.

My thoughts are still afloat, and I am discovering something or the other about what all can make communication much more potent. But my intent behind sharing this with you today was to activate that part of your brain, which will be most receptive to receive that which I will share in the next few Sunday brunches. You may call it curiosity, or you may call it eagerness. Whatever it is, I am hoping that the upcoming brunches will enhance your belief in communication and will contribute to you creating a fulfilling life for yourself, which is what my intention is behind all this.

And till we connect again through the Sunday Brunch, take care and stay safe.

Love,

DeepCoach RB