TotD: Curiosity Got Your Tongue?

Today's short thought of the day is simply about communication.

I would label myself as a "story teller," and even if the only interaction you've had with me is reading my last few blogs, I tend to think you'd agree. I enjoy telling stories, theorizing, waxing poetic...

Where I believe that I come up a bit short is not in listening (as I also prize my listening skills- the one area in which I can demonstrate any sort of patience), but rather in the act of 'asking questions.'

I am an open book and, having been asked a question, will tend to launch into stories and tid-bits that help me to explain or relate to others. Often, however, I lament the fact that I come away from a conversation feeling like I know very little about the other person. On top of this, I begin to worry that in my domination of the conversation, I will be perceived as superficial or self-involved.

So today's thought of the day is, very simply:

 Develop your curiosity!  

Even if it's less comfortable to ask new acquaintances questions than it is to talk about ones own experiences, get out of your comfort-zone and let them enjoy relating to you as well! Be curious; you're not prying as long as you're polite.

So there it is; Apanda's Thought of the Day about how to communicate with others- isn't it funny how long the discovery continues: how all our lives we continue to learn how to communicate with others?

And yes... this is my crazy cat who developed his sense of curiosity quite a long time ago...