I've been trying to listen to others more in tough times like these.
I'm struggling to articulate my _perceptions_ of events from my neighbors and friends of color in NYC. I'm struggling to understand my opinion as just _one perspective_ my family member in CA, who is in law enforcement, has put on me.
I'm not worried about losing friends, nor family member's love, because I've been struggling to hear what they're saying and pushing them past what is generally comfortable conversation, but not to the point of flipping their lid (Oh, that doesn't move you? How about this! kinda stuff), or repeating my stand on hypocrisies (once is enough).
Let me put it this way. Can you maintain 5k friends with one-on-one personal interactions? No. Impossible. By the time you get to the end of that list, someone will have been married and had two kids. How about 1k friends? 500? 50? Are we talking about fluffy posts about kittens on Twitter? or highly divisive topics? Can you have meaningful and thoughtful interactions with 5 people which leave you both aggravated, exhausted, and heart broken? I can say at this point you won't be worrying about the party you're missing with 50 friends, but thankful for the friends you do have.
I've been trying to listen to others more in tough times like these.
I'm struggling to articulate my _perceptions_ of events from my neighbors and friends of color in NYC. I'm struggling to understand my opinion as just _one perspective_ my family member in CA, who is in law enforcement, has put on me.
I'm not worried about losing friends, nor family member's love, because I've been struggling to hear what they're saying and pushing them past what is generally comfortable conversation, but not to the point of flipping their lid (Oh, that doesn't move you? How about this! kinda stuff), or repeating my stand on hypocrisies (once is enough).
Let me put it this way. Can you maintain 5k friends with one-on-one personal interactions? No. Impossible. By the time you get to the end of that list, someone will have been married and had two kids. How about 1k friends? 500? 50? Are we talking about fluffy posts about kittens on Twitter? or highly divisive topics? Can you have meaningful and thoughtful interactions with 5 people which leave you both aggravated, exhausted, and heart broken? I can say at this point you won't be worrying about the party you're missing with 50 friends, but thankful for the friends you do have.