Comments on: Where Does the Story Begin? http://communicationstyles.us/blog/where-does-the-story-begin/ Changing your world- one conversation at a time Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:39:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Rodney http://communicationstyles.us/blog/where-does-the-story-begin/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Rodney Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:26:07 +0000 http://communicationstyles.us/blog/?p=35#comment-2 Where is the beginning of any story? This essay really rang true for me. I hadn't given this much thought. However, the concept is simple, yet profoundly true and useful. When I very young, I kid on my block, David, came over to my house and started to beat on me (literally) in the front yard. I was surprised and offended. Turns out that he was trying to get me back for something I had done to him. While he was wrestling me to the ground, I tried to explain to him that I had only been getting him back for something he had done to me...but, that didn't seem to matter to him. Our stories started at two different points! I think arguments between adults work pretty much the same way. Where is the beginning of any story? This essay really rang true for me. I hadn’t given this much thought. However, the concept is simple, yet profoundly true and useful.

When I very young, I kid on my block, David, came over to my house and started to beat on me (literally) in the front yard. I was surprised and offended. Turns out that he was trying to get me back for something I had done to him. While he was wrestling me to the ground, I tried to explain to him that I had only been getting him back for something he had done to me…but, that didn’t seem to matter to him. Our stories started at two different points! I think arguments between adults work pretty much the same way.

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