AtQ – What’s Another Way to Say That?

Exploring Powerful Questions

In the last Talking Note I explore the connection between language and worldview. That both are profoundly intertwined, and we can be drawn into one by the other. Learn new language and you will begin to have new thoughts. Learn new ways of thinking and along with it comes new language. Given this interaction, if we find ourselves stuck in habitual thinking – trying to work through a challenging circumstance, perhaps – playing with our language can be a way to shake things up.

If you haven’t done this before, it may take some practice, as with all things. It begins with asking this question:

What’s another way to say that?

This question comes with some caveats. We are not playing with our language to create a new reality. Nor are we looking for a way to fake the reality we are experiencing. Reframing is not becoming a master of our universe, nor is it gaslighting. It is shifting perspectives.

We are limited beings and so it may be good to admit our limited perspective. We see things from certain vantage points. This admission allows us the opportunity to explore other perspectives. Without pressure to adopt them, or sensing them as an imposition, a new perspective can lead to new connections, ideas, even pursuits.

So how does this actually work?