Coffee Shop Conversation

Have you ever noticed that when you have a conversation with someone there is always an ebb and flow of agreement and disagreement. When we walk away from an “agreeable” conversation we say, “Wow, that was a great conversation!” leaving us feeling inspired and motivated. But when we walk away from a “disagreeable” conversation we say, “That was a terrible conversation, I never want to do that again.” One pulls us up and forward while the other pulls us down and back. 

The same experience happens when we agree or disagree with the conversation we have with ourselves about our unique gifts and talents. You know that conversation; it’s never in the coffee shop with everyone else and the noise of the crowd. This conversation always seems to take place in the back of the room, away from the noise of the crowd where the volume sounds more like a still small voice. Yet when this voice speaks, and we listen, the voice speaks with such truth that it reverberates through our entire body. And therein lays the key, Truth. Truth always seems to pull us up and forward, while lies pull us down and back. 

We always have two choices in a conversation, to passively listen and nod our head in mindless agreement. Or, actively listen with full engagement. The same is true while listening to the still small voice of our Authentic self. How often have we nodded our heads in mindless agreement while sitting amongst the crowd in the coffee shop? When was the last time you sat in a busy coffee shop? Have you ever noticed that you miss half the conversation from the one sitting across from you? 

Finding ourselves not only requires that we sit in the back of the coffee shop, but we are also fully engaged in the conversation. You will always know who your talking to because the lies we believe will pull us down and back while the truth will pull us up and forward. When we walk away from that conversation we will either walk away saying, “Wow, that was a great conversation!” leaving us feeling inspired and motivated or we walk away saying, “That was a terrible conversation, how come my life never changes?” The next time you find yourself in the coffee shop with your Authentic Self, ask to be seated in the back, listen intently and I can promise you will find yourself saying, “This is great place. I’m coming back here again.”