A Day for Musings

Musing (as a noun): Contemplation; reflection

Conflict Resolution at a park....

I watched as two girls likely around 12 or 13 try to work through a disagreement. I tried to listen in and observe behaviour as best I could while I pushed Jacob on the swing.

Gal #2 (I'm starting with her first because she was responding to Gal #1 but I didn't quite here the start of the convo): "Well you don't have to yell about it. You have to understand that when you yell it just makes the other person yell back even more"

"Is this how you treat your other friends...because I suspect you do if you treat me like this."

Gal #1: Well I'm just saying that you don't ever want to do what I want to do. I thought it was too hot (which I nodded my head as she said this... it was darn hot!) and thought maybe we could watch a movie but you only wanted to come outside and didn't want to do anything else. I just don't think it's fair we always do what you want."

Then Gal #2 walks away in the direction (I gather) toward home without saying anything. She kind of skips and swings her arms as if she is perfectly fine and joyful. Gal #2 mopes behind her.

First thought: it's interesting how people deal with conflict differently and amazing this kind of language and articulation for 12 year olds. I "suspect" some of the way they speak reflects how their parents speak.
Second: I'm glad I just have a son right now... ugh... girls..


Students swarming back into the city and starting at the mall...

I feel compassion
I think I want to meet some of these people and learn about their lives, passions, hopes, how they think etc.
I wish I was heading back to school or working on the campus



After I finish talking to my Aunt on the phone (trying to coordinate picking something up from her).....

I assumed that she didn't want to talk to me. I assume that for everyone I call.... I get right to the point because I don't want to waste their time.

I never think these things when anyone calls me (except telemarketers.)

Where did I get this notion?
How did it originate?

Thankful it has surfaced.

Wondering if people get the idea from me that I don't want to talk/care because I'm trying to make them not feel awkward with trying to get me off the phone.



It's decided: I like to think. observe. analyze. discover.