Push Some People Away — Draw Others Close
Good people are drawn to honesty and reflection — Bad people are repulsed by it. Some people do not have the time of day to entertain any honest reflection. They wish to pass through life with the least amount of friction possible.
Honest reflection can produce friction even in just the fact that it takes a few extra seconds to think deeply and respond from a more profound place.
It can produce friction in that what comes out may be challenging to accept, difficult to parse, or it may even be complete nonsense that no party can understand; such is the risk of honest reflection, it’s not always perfect.
But, if you deign to expose yourself to the dangers of honest reflection, you will quickly see who is capable of meaningful connection through honest reflection and who is not capable.
Although I believe all of us have the capacity to speak from the heart, so to speak, not all of us allow that capacity to manifest. Therefore, some are capable, and some not.
The number of times I have seen a conversation and a personal dynamic shift dramatically in only a few seconds due to someone’s willingness to honestly reflect and bring something of substance to an otherwise substance-less table is astounding.
If you are someone who values your time, relationships and what it means to share a common humanity with strangers, let honest reflection push away bad people and draw good ones closer to you.