Let me narrate a familiar scene. Two children are playing and suddenly they fight over something. This can end up as a small quarrel or with both kids promising not to play with the other. Soon, we find that a few hours have gone by and the kids are playing together again.
What happened? Well, the kids chose to be happy. They chose to forget what happened and instead are now focused on “what’s happening”.
Most of us adults have forgotten to make such choices. Adults have somehow found the time to complicate their existence and add all sorts of drama to their lives.
We CAN chose to drop this drama and move on and be playful again. Here are some actions that can help us take direction:
Communicate effectively – the ability to assert and ensure that the assertion is properly decoded by the recipient will allow us to manage the situations while keeping everyone’s self esteem intact
Understand that though conflicts bring in pain and discomfort, it is still a reality. One does seek a life with no conflict. A minimum amount of conflict is healthy as it gives all the opportunity to understand each other.
Life is just too short for all of us to allow such drama.
Copyright ©Nitesh Kotecha
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