Things We Aren't Supposed to Talk About

Whether its politics, taxes, schools, diversity or the litany of other conversational land mines most of us tiptoe around in our daily lives, simply ignoring these conversations is merely a temporary solution. We think we are doing the world a favor, avoiding conflict for the sake of keeping the peace. But in reality, the issues don’t resolve themselves and kicking the conversational can down the road only makes things worse. There is no secret formula for solving problems in our community. We have a lot of different people around us who hold different beliefs and many of those beliefs are difficult, if not impossible, to change. But maybe what we need isn’t a homogenous society, maybe it isn’t about getting everyone to agree, that’s the stuff of Utopian pipe dreams.  Maybe we can simply make things better if we found some better ways to communicate. In this episode we take a deep dive into some of those methods and frameworks for having those difficult conversations. On this show we want to address those issues, together, as a community.  And while we won’t always agree, we are all better off when everyone’s voice can be heard and communication takes place effectively, civilly and where we all can work toward the goal of elevating our community to new heights.