Less Small Talk

Written 3/19/19:

Does this statement resonate with you? All of my life I’ve never enjoyed small talk. The surface level ‘how are you...the weather is...’ crap. I actually would avoid it at all costs. If I’m in conversation with you, I want to know you. I want to talk about the deep questions of life. The Universe. Your fears. Your passions. Who you love. What pains you? What makes you tick? Your goals. Where the planets were when you were born. Your upbringing. What makes your soul happy. For a long time, I was afraid of getting ‘too deep’ with strangers or people I didn’t know very well. I was afraid of what they might think. These days, I walk my dog and make small talk into soul talk. If someone gives me a weird look, then those are their own fears arising and really have nothing to do with me. It’s about opening myself up and owning my truth because I never know who may need to hear it at that very moment