Good conversation mixes opinions, feelings, facts, and ideas in an improvisational exchange with one or more individuals in an atmosphere of goodwill.
It inspires mutual insight, respect, and, most of all, joy.
It is a way of relaxing the mind, opening the heart, and connecting, authentically with others.
To converse well is surprising, humanizing, and fun.
Credit: Paula Marantz Cohen
Source: Talking Cure by Paula Marantz Cohen (page 20, hardback edition)
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