Recently I've written about learning to disagree without being disagreeable. Sometimes I ask hard questions. Sometimes I'm willing to ask the question that everyone is thinking but won't say. Some accuse my questioning of being negative to the process. (What process?) Some say I have a hidden agenda. Some say I'm just attacking. When did we as a culture disintegrate into a society that doesn't allow questions? Honest questions deserve honest discussions. The right questions can actually be … [Read more...]
Broken Lamps, Disagreement And Open Dialogue
As a child, one minute I would be fighting with my sister over who was going to sit in that special chair. The next minute we would be playing together as if nothing ever happened. Our disagreements would flare and then we would move on to other things. We were quick to disagree without being disagreeable. Our disagreements did not become barriers to living, playing and working together. Our disagreements were not stopping places for failure. Who Broke The Lamp? My sister and I actually … [Read more...]