{"id":179,"date":"2020-10-13T04:30:02","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T04:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.jal.mybluehost.me\/\/?p=179"},"modified":"2021-03-15T21:03:02","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T05:03:02","slug":"observations-perspectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rulenumbersix.ca\/about\/blog\/observations-perspectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Observations and Perspectives"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"179\" class=\"elementor elementor-179\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-667a50a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"667a50a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2eb328\" data-id=\"d2eb328\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59011934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59011934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Oftentimes, we tend to think of our own observations as absolute facts.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">We think we believe what we believe because we\u2019re right, but this isn\u2019t the case. We believe what we believe because of our history, lived experience, education, context, and the decisions we make about what we want to believe. And other people believe what they believe for these reasons too.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">When we\u2019re convinced that our observations are absolute facts it can be hard to listen to other people\u2019s views when they differ from our own. It can be hard to be open to information that is counter to our own observations. So we close the door to curiosity, understanding, learning, and connection. We shut out or ridicule other voices or try to persuade others to accept our \u201cfacts.\u201d<\/p><p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">But when we do this, we\u2019re ultimately saying that we don\u2019t want to know what\u2019s true for others. We\u2019re conveying that we don\u2019t care about others\u2019 ideas, observations, and experiences unless they\u2019re the same as ours.<\/p><p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Listening and holding space for others to speak what\u2019s true for them doesn\u2019t mean we\u2019re agreeing with or supporting what they\u2019re saying. It does, however, provide us with an opportunity to get curious and understand why they believe what they believe and where they\u2019re coming from so we can meet them where they are.<\/p><p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Getting curious about how others see, experience, and think about the world doesn\u2019t diminish our own observations. It enriches our perspectives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oftentimes, we tend to think of our own observations as facts. 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