What is your usual response in conversation?

What do your words reveal about you and how you see life?

Someone says:

“The price of everything has gotten so expensive.”

Here are four common responses:

1. The Fixer

You hear pain and offer a solution:

“I’ve started shopping at discount and warehouse stores.”

2. The Negative Interpreter

You focus on what’s wrong:

“Everything is going downhill. No one cares about the little guy.”

3. The Positive Reframer

You lean toward optimism:

“Overall things are pretty good. We should be grateful.”

4. The Curious Listener

You choose learning over reacting:

“Tell me more. What’s going on?”

Curiosity opens the door. The speaker who was talking about high prices continues.

“My husband is losing his job. I don’t know how we’re going to make it.”

Closing:

Practice curiosity.

Stay neutral.

Ask thoughtful questions.

There is always something deeper to discover.

Prayer:

Father, help me stay curious and grow deeper with others. You are the wisest Being I know. Please keep growing me. Amen.

Scripture:

“Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.” James 1:19 (NIV)