Comments on: Inspired to endure less bullshit… http://antibias.wordpress.com/2006/11/01/inspired-to-endure-less-bullshit/ Changing the world means starting with myself. Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:08:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Lara http://antibias.wordpress.com/2006/11/01/inspired-to-endure-less-bullshit/#comment-2682 Lara Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:04:16 +0000 http://antibias.wordpress.com/2006/11/01/inspired-to-endure-less-bullshit/#comment-2682 Hi, Atena. I saw your comment on my blog, and I clicked over. Wow. This is awesome. I am inspired just by reading it. I often have similar thoughts about when to "educate" someone who has shown his/her ignorance, and honestly I'm terribly conflicted about it. I've both ignored it and addressed it, and I don't feel that either really made an impact. The key, perhaps, is to address it within a bubble of trust, on a foundation of friendship or mutual respect in the absence of friendship. That is why I find structured dialogs so beneficial. But it takes time, and it is certainly hard work. I have the trouble (maybe you can tell from my comments on BlogHer!) with having patience for ignorance. I know sometimes I end up saying something that probably makes someone shut down instead of engaging.I need to work on that. I'll subscribe to your blog now. It is super powerful, and I look forward to reading more and learning more about you. Thanks for commenting so we could "meet"! Lara Hi, Atena. I saw your comment on my blog, and I clicked over. Wow. This is awesome. I am inspired just by reading it. I often have similar thoughts about when to “educate” someone who has shown his/her ignorance, and honestly I’m terribly conflicted about it. I’ve both ignored it and addressed it, and I don’t feel that either really made an impact. The key, perhaps, is to address it within a bubble of trust, on a foundation of friendship or mutual respect in the absence of friendship. That is why I find structured dialogs so beneficial. But it takes time, and it is certainly hard work. I have the trouble (maybe you can tell from my comments on BlogHer!) with having patience for ignorance. I know sometimes I end up saying something that probably makes someone shut down instead of engaging.I need to work on that.
I’ll subscribe to your blog now. It is super powerful, and I look forward to reading more and learning more about you.
Thanks for commenting so we could “meet”!
Lara

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