No matter what language you use to describe them….
“kerfluffle”
“drama”
“disagreement”
“viewing the situation differently”
“a fight”
“a ‘temporary’ setback”
“…a moment”
“there was an ‘incident’”
…they are all conflicts. And all the cutsey, metaphorical language that we use to not describe them as they are, is, in effect, allowing us to hide from the results of them, the process of fixing them, and making the hard choices to address the other party co-creating them with us.
When we seek to use other language that truthful language to describe the conflicts we are having, in our jobs, in our homes, in our churches, we effectively shift into miscommunication, leaving the door open to future…
“kerfluffles”
“dramas”
“disagreements”
“viewings of the situation differently”
“fights”
“‘temporary’ setbacks”
“…moments”
“incidents”
And though effective conflict competence requires naming before reframing, without accurate analysis and naming, reframing becomes another exercise in either futility or furthering the conflict we can’t describe that we’re in.
-Peace Be With You All-
Jesan Sorrells, MA
Principal Conflict Engagement Consultant
Human Services Consulting and Training (HSCT)
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