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We must also be mindful of describing the area in question. Namely, I do not encourage people asking how’s the body part. For example, you don’t ask “how’s the back?” or “how’s the shoulder?” The reason why you don’t do this is because it encourages disembodiment of the painful area.
How to Communicate With People in Pain
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The process of planning is very valuable, for forcing you to think hard about what you are doing, but the actual plan that results from it is probably useless.
In conversation, mindfulness means being present with your vocabulary, pronunciation, pace, and pitch. You can speak only one word at a time. The words should be enunciated properly, neither too fast nor too slowly, neither too loud nor too soft. When you make the effort to treat the words with respect, their potency makes a lasting impression. Through mindfulness you remember which words you have used. It is related to memory. If you overuse words, your stories and analogies lose the desired effect. Mindfulness also means listening to others, appreciating their word choices, and remembering what they have said.
The Lost Art of Good Conversation
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