This was perfectly timed. It was just pointed out to me, today as a matter of fact, that I use silence in conversation as a form of "whatever". In other words, when I'm uncomfortable with a subject or direction of discourse and I withdraw words altogether, telling myself I am thinking or digesting, but perhaps it's a form of laziness or even lack of courage to get articulate and make the effort to share my thinking through language. Your post helped me to see this more clearly. So I'm working on this one.
This was perfectly timed. It was just pointed out to me, today as a matter of fact, that I use silence in conversation as a form of "whatever". In other words, when I'm uncomfortable with a subject or direction of discourse and I withdraw words altogether, telling myself I am thinking or digesting, but perhaps it's a form of laziness or even lack of courage to get articulate and make the effort to share my thinking through language. Your post helped me to see this more clearly. So I'm working on this one.