Authentic Relating

December 1, 2021
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Authentic Relating

Yesterday I attended an evening of Authentic Relating, a practice by which we can go deeper into our connections with friends, family, partners, and even strangers.

I'll admit I had some trepidation. While I feel I've got better in opening up to people about my inner landscape in the last year or so (thanks to a decent helping of both therapy and some supportive friends), a cold November evening after work wouldn't have been my ideal mental state to be doing so.

With great relief, after the workshop started and we started easing into some introductory activities, I was comfortable sharing with the group that "I may have needed to come here more than I thought ."

I won't go into too many details (I recommend attending the workshop yourself!), but I did have some insights that may interest:

Fun Tip: Specific Meeting Times

One tip the facilitator gave me in the break was to set very specific meeting times when meeting friends/colleagues/associates (e.g. "meet at 08:57 in the Courtyard", or "let's get to the coffee shop at 15:32". Because you've given a specific time, people assume you've said it for a reason, so respect your time more. Also, in my opinion, it gamifies it a little, giving them a challenge to hit. He said people who tend to be serial latecomers will begin to even arrive early after having this used on them.

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