Conversation - Why? Let's Talk
Sometimes we do this -
and sometimes this - 
and we react with 
or 
or 
Conversation can pass the time, share knowledge, or light our fire
... some avoid it because it has too often led to 
or 
Do you seek it out? Do you search for opportunities to share conversation? ... or do you have enough talk in your life? ... and more often seek quiet time... together or alone... but 'quiet please'...it's more peaceful.
Why do we talk with each other?
> To share information (learn/teach).
> To entertain.
> To exchange emotions.
> __ ? __
Do you enjoy conversations? Do you feel uncomfortable being with someone in silence? What do you most enjoy in a conversation?
For myself... sharing information and ideas is at the top of the list... exchanging emotions is good too... and entertainment is fun with the right people (that seems to work best when several people are together, although one might be the leader - the primary story/joke teller). The least appealing to me is when the conversation is without purpose... just filling the air with sound... sometimes this is the way we transition to another topic... but sometimes it's better to just allow some quiet time to pass.
What do you think? Let's talk.
Comments (21)
Splendid. That's my word for today.
Hope your day has been going well.
Now that's my word for everyday
Its 7:31PM in my world ... What time is it in yours ?
To pass time...
I have actually visited my friend and went outside to entertain her dogs after feeling bored with the company.
It put me in the right frame of mind to go back and hear more bull about her ex..
8 hours difference here ... 11:30 am ... and I'll be working (and hopefully checking in here) this afternoon ... a performance (outdoors if the weather is good) tonight for a church picnic ... should be a good day!
I just painted the registrationmarks on my fishingboat, so finally it looks like I have gotten through the whole papersystem.
A great day!(and to youre question a few blogs back, it`s only a small boat whit me, myself and I on board).
and stories ... perhaps some sharing of emotion ... from their owner ... time spent being a friend it seems.
Of course i enjoy to have a nice conversation and talk open with my friends.
When i act silly seems everybody likes me
Wish you a nice Tuesday!
To be productive. That can be difficult... in business this is somewhat simple... working towards goals requires good communication... but there are times when the most productive thing to do is to talk about sports or something else for a few minutes before going into the next topic ... it doesn't feel productive but can be an important part of the conversation if there are tough issues to work through.
I'm familiar with your thinking... I tend to be like this (mostly at work) ... I don't relax too well until the key things that need to be done have been taken care of.
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Another question though... with the right woman ... wouldn't just talking about anything still be a sort of emotional connection that would be enjoyable?
Yeah... that sort of fire.
There's a matter of style to conversation. The way each of us starts a conversation... the way we gain attention, introduce our subject ... the way we steer to different subjects ... and the way we close it up. We learn this from everyone around us... most just do what others do and don't spend time thinking about their style.
I think some of our conversation style shows in our blog posts... it's an interesting part of our personality that we reveal here.
(The 'silent treatment' ... I'll need to come back to that later ... passive-aggressive issues and barriers to communication...)
To entertain ... that's part of enjoying being with friends ... ways to relax and laugh and share smiles ... an important part of life for many of us.
I enjoy seeing your sense of humor here on CS ...
I am in general very talkative person and when i see someone dose not want to talk,i will not push that person.I enjoy every subject,no matter what,but respect must be there,with out it i will stop talking.
My blog hosting stalled last night ... I'm not feeling well at the moment ... think is was something I ate but can't be sure ... still feeling a bit 'off' at the moment but have enough energy to sign in and see how my friends on CS are doing.
And the blog --- It's still here!!! Didn't run away at all
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Food... it had to have been food... felt like I had a fever... felt warm and a little numb... it came on about 2 hours after eating at the church Tuesday night... they try to be careful (servers even wore latex gloves)... but something wasn't right it would seem.
24 hours later... later last night... I started to feel normal... had a good long sleep... and still feeling normal now.
Now --- what were we talking about? ... Talking about talking... and reasons to talk... and perhaps my short illness showed one... some emotional support shared between friends. This can be the best part of a friendship, I think. On the bad days... the people who will be with you on the bad days.... some special people, indeed.