4. Vaccine Conversations: Finding the language of connection

Description

Have you gotten into an argument with someone because of your decision or doubt about what to do regarding the COVID-19 vaccine? If so, you are not alone.

You might find yourself giving or receiving judgement, criticism, and disconnection with those who make different choices from your own.

How can we approach these conversations instead with conscious choice and build connection?

It starts, as conscious communication usually does, with finding your intention.

Without having intention as the guiding light for what we say, we’re often drawn into habitual communication.

In this episode, I share how to have conversations about the vaccine when you have the intention to connect, to understand, and to persuade.

Remember, language is very powerful; it can bring people together or apart.

Let’s use our language to connect and to communicate from the generosity of the heart, especially when talking with others about the vaccine.

Takeaways from this episode:

So many people are discussing the vaccine and furthering divisiveness.
There are 3 main intentions when approaching these conversations: the intention to persuade, the intention to find out information, and the intention to belong and create trust.
Exploring your intentions will help you use conscious communication and avoid habitual communication.
Listen to what the other person is telling you and find empathy for their thoughts. Respond from the generosity of the heart and “let love rule” as Lenny Kravitz says.

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LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:

Let Love Rule, by Lenny Kravitz:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bbiqy2TOwBw

Episode 2: Want to communicate with intentionality? Use the 3 stages of alchemy:

https://www.languagealchemy.com/podcasts/language-alchemy-podcast/episodes/2147557118

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