Mindfulness Daily Check-In August 17, 2018
Mindful Communication
HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE 
Today I like to bring up the topic mindful communication.
As we all kow communication is very important in our lives. It facilitates the spread of knowledge and forms relationships between people. People want to be heard and wish you to be present. However, in todays times real human communication is becoming more and more difficult, it seems to be very hard to stay with a person and not take the cell phone call, check the time on the watch, let the eyes wander or even focus on something else happening in your surroundings.
My questions
How do you feel when someone is taking phone calls when talking to the person?
Do you find yourself getting frustrated or even angry if the person shows sign that their mind is somewhere else?
How does it make you feel when you get interrupted and cant finish your sentence?
I personally feel unvalidated if it happens to me but realized that sometimes I am doing the same, what about you?
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I hate to be done that way so I will tell the person to get back with me when they are free.
I am mindful of this and I don't do that.📱📲=📵📵
@scarletPear1945
That's a very good way to deal with it 
@amiablePeace77 this is very relevant!
How do you feel when someone is taking phone calls when talking to the person? I am okay if the person has an important call and needs to take it. But if they are just chatting with their other friends, maybe it is time to make a graceful exit.
Do you find yourself getting frustrated or even angry if the person shows sign that their mind is somewhere else? I find it very disconcerting if people sit around and play with their phones and do not communicate with me when we specifically decided to meet.
How does it make you feel when you get interrupted and cant finish your sentence? It is frustrating. I try to take a deep breath and start over again.
@soulsings
Soul, I agree that important calls have to be answered, that's okay to me too. The other situations require a lot of patience or "elegant" action as you described very well. Thank you for sharing.
@amiablePeace77
Wow Peace are you in my head lately
I strive for active communication in my life things as well as a leader here. Even in my 1-1 chats. Sometimes I don't get a response and sometimes I do. But I know for me and many in life they like clear communication as it makes life things much easier. Mindfulness chatter my kids call it when we have family time-darn teens
How do you feel when someone is taking phone calls when talking to the person?
If I am with someone and their phone rings, it is how they "let" that phone call interfere with our time. My friends mostly tell me "hold on a sec" take a fe minutes if it's not urgent and come back to our visit. Some folks are very rude with accepting phone calls. At this time I excuse myself kindly and let them know to call me when the time is good for them. So for me I am not a snob on people having to accept a call and Im around. It all is how their actions are when doing this.
Do you find yourself getting frustrated or even angry if the person shows sign that their mind is somewhere else?
hmmm this all depends as I shared above. Also taking into consideration the situation. But I don't really react to this.
How does it make you feel when you get interrupted and cant finish your sentence?
hahaha I am normally the one bad on this and do this to people as we talk But I have been trying to not do this as it can be taken as disrespect or them not feeling I am interested in what they need to share. Or it can be interpretated as a 1 sided chat. I also share with folks I am close to that I do this, and to please just remind me on this.
@RumpleSteeleSkin
Hey Rumple, thanks for coming in and sharing. Things certainly differ from situation to situation and getting the whole picture by including"how their actions are when doing this" plays an important role. I used to interrupt people as well but I learned that by letting them finish the sentence the outcome might be different from what I expected.
@amiablePeace77
HI Peace thanks for responding, yes all situations are different yes. And some you HAVE TO interrupt-lol. Normally those are confrontational and I don't like those. I also like what you share on "getting the whole picture" mindfulness has taught me to focus on the whole situation in things in my life. Has it been working? Well I have to be consious about this alot. But it's getting better.
Hi everyone
@scarletPear1945
Hi scarlet and everyone else here and have a nice weekend
I get annoyed when im eating with someone and they check their phone for messages and its usually not urgent. I tend to not do that myself and im a busy person so I feel like the person is disrespecting my time. I will not eat with them again after that bc there are plenty of other people who give me their undivided attention and i rather eat with them :)
@Chocolateandcakes
Hi choc, you brought up something important "urgent" and I believe that is what concerns a lot of people. I guess most of us are okay with important and urgent calls but not when we are with someone and have to listen to a casual talk which could have been done any other time but to decide that is up to the one taking the call. I often wonder how many calls does one really need to take when occupied with someone/something.
