Friday Dec 03, 2021

Episode 92 - People Say the Darndest Things!

Hello dear listeners! Have you ever had that situation where someone says something to you, and you’re just left thinking… “why would they say that???” Sometimes it’s not just what they say, but also how they say it, and sometimes even that is innocuous enough, and the weirdness is just the identity of the person saying it! It’s so funny all the variables that play into how stuff, like words, land for us when offered by those around us. 

Of course, sometimes folks say things to us that are unarguably mean spirited. In these situations, the intent is clearly to cause suffering and harm, for whatever unfortunate reason that might be. Somehow, although unpleasant, it can almost be easier to abide with this situation than ones when our family, friends, and colleagues say something that hits in a particularly surprising way. We value friendships, and we don’t like to lose them, so we think a little bit more about the intentions behind how things are offered. Are they striving to demonstrate knowledge? Is it a play for power or acknowledgement of authority? Are they just in pain and are looking for someone to sympathize with them? All these options, and then some, can be real.

Things land in funny ways, and sometimes it’s them, and sometimes it’s us. Of course, it’s also true that sometimes the thing that is said that doesn’t land quite right comes from us! In this episode, we talk through many of the complexities behind why folks say the things they do, and why things land the way they do when they’re heard. It’s a big topic so we cannot claim to totally put this one to bed, but we take a good shot at it. We may do a follow-up to this one!

Thanks all! What do you think?

P + C

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