What I Learned From Eavesdropping

This is my first time submitting to Robert Hruzek's "What I Learned From..." series. I happened upon this challenge when reading my classmate, Eric Peterson's blog. Check them both out. Some engaging intuitive writing.

Shhh! If you listen real hard and turn the live stream of NPR down, you can hear the conversation down the hall. One of the benefits of literally having an open door policy. I don't think it is too much of a stretch that a blogger would be prone to eavesdropping. I'm still new to blogging, but some things are obvious. Blog reading is kind of like eavesdropping.

A conversation took place outside my office that went like this...
Sarcastically, "Last I knew our meeting was in room 102."
Even more sarcastic reply, "Yeah, that's great; last you knew."

I know the situation is often not just how you would like it. Lets face it, things are rarely just the way you like. So much is said in the tone we choose to use. The above example really portrays an underlying reason for the degradation of morale. It is so easy to hop on a soap box when you know there are others who share your opinion.

Could the two people in the above scenario have chosen more wisely? There is a theme of choice that is becoming evident here. You can choose your tone, your conversations, even your body language. As the saying goes, "Pick your battles." You can pick your conversation. Will you choose to be a part of this one?

Have you eavesdropped recently (If you don't comment to this blog you're eavesdropping right now!)? Did you learn anything? Have you made the choice to converse with a positive tone and with the right people? I'm curious. Feel free to jump in at anytime.