Mindfulness Check in September 22
Hhhheeeeloooooooo Community
Do you know what? 



I appreciate you.
You are fabulous and so your support and words.
You know how important communication is. I know you know it so well.
But,
Do you know? 
To have an effective communication, you need a nice blend of verbal and non-verbal communication. Your body language, your gestures really help to communicate effectively.
Let me give you an example --
Obs comes to you and says, "Hello" without any gesture.
While Rumple comes to you, smile and says hello while doing the handshake.
Which one do you find better?
You are right. You will love Rumple's hello than Obs'. Because Rumple used gestures so well while communicating verbally. It made an impression to you that he is interested and excited to meet you.
Similarly, you can notice around you how people communicate and you will realize the people who communicate along with nonverbal communication. It leaves an impression on you. You feel good.
So do mindful communication.
Communicate with one another in other ways as well such as tone of voice, facial expression, eye contact, and posture. Effective communicators know the importance of body language and mindfully utilize it in their daily communication.
When you use nonverbal tools mindfully and deliberately to reinforce the message. It lifts up the value of your communication and your value as a person.
If your non-verbal communication is not aligned with your verbal communication, then your message seems muddled and mixed and it will not resonate at all.
Nonverbal communication is like a backup way to convey your message to the receiver. Consciously or unconsciously, it helping you to communicate in a better way.
So be mindful of the power of non-verbal tools.
BTW, what do you think? Did I say right?
Share your thoughts with us on mindful communication. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
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I see where you are coming from. Yes, mindful communication is important.
However also a non-judgemental stance helps also in communicating. Our physical and mental traits have an impact on our gestures, voice etc. Things we might not be able to control that much for different reasons.
For example it might happen that people don't look at you. It doesn't have to be ignorance, it might be because they have an spine injury which makes it hard to turn their head around.
So yes, being mindful to our prejudice is important too. :) We all have them (to my knowledge). They can be helpful in some contexts but they don't represent the truth.
@ASilentObserver
@ASilentObserver
Awwww Hellooooooooooooo!

@ASilentObserver Hello A.S.O. and how are you today? 


@ASilentObserver
hahaha Baby Obs
This is a great check in for today. I do know as a fact without gestures and just text communications and even sometimes on the phone things are more misunderstood or the person doesn't fully feel the compassion or empathy. It is harder at times to communicate right when online or on phone, but then it gives me a chance to practice things.
(shake-shake)

i am fortunate to be one of those people who's vocal intonations, gestures and facial expressions are consistant with my words.
this is not mere luck, but the result of Mindful Honesty. i strive to be genuine on all levels. using typed chat can be quite challenging when someone asks if i'm lying, joking, or just being rude,, and i have been accused of being overly Blunt; but to me, these are the kinds of things that give my affections true value~! you can believe what i say, i really mean it, i'm NOT joking, and i don't do sarcasm~!
so, Thank You, ABS, for this lovely topic, and the chance to see how other people respond...
@GusteeMoon123
er, uh, i mean ASO~! lolol,, trust me when i say i have difficulty remembering names~! 
@ASilentObserver yes non verbal communication is really important in face to face communication. So what do people do to enhanvce their non verbal communication where there is only text?
Add pictures? Add emoticons?
@soulsings adding emojis and textual description to their texts.
E.g. *hugs*, *smiles*, *cheers*, *sits with you and listens*, ...
@kindSoul10
YES BIG BOLD CAPS is so angry
But if we use smooth colours and lower case its more friendly
and then add in a
and its fun
or a
and its a tease lol
Aso and Soul 
@MistyMagic definitely. I found out replacing emoji with text can help with understanding the context. It's also better accepted by people who feel uneasy with emojis. One once thought I am teasing them or I think it's a game and not a serious conversation since I used emoji.
@kindSoul10
yes I agree, they can be taken the wrong way and are unprofessional too :(
@kindSoul10 yes I like the idea of doing bold text. Thanks