The Art of Conscious Conversations

OPINIONS AND PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS

A great many people think they are thinking when they aremerely rearranging their prejudices.

—WILLIAM JAMES,American philosopher and psychologist

After working with our emotions and facing the facts, we open the Pandora’s opinions box. True to the myth, the world of opinions is full of blessings and trouble—blessings because our beliefs and judgments help us assess and navigate life, trouble because we unconsciously identify with those views and conclusions. Curse or blessing, our emotions, words, and actions reflect our opinions. Storytelling conversations thrive on our opinions. How boring would life be if ...