I remember a time when I met up with some new friends at a coffee shop. I was excited to get to know them, but as soon as we sat down, one of them started whispering about another sister who was not present. The others joined in and were laughing about something.
At first I thought, "it's not like they said anything bad" but after I began to feel a distance from them. My body felt misaligned with this group and I began to make excuses for being absent. I realized that the question I wish I had asked instead is, "would she like it if they talked about her like that?" They might have said, it's not a big deal. But then why were they whispering like that?
That interaction and a fee others made me realize that gossiping can be a way of connecting with others, even if it's by disconnecting from someone else and how that is so alluring and yet so dysfunctional. It can seem harmless, like a slip of the tongue, I know I have done it.
Today, I want to share my thoughts on gossiping through a new episode:
The REAL reason we love to gossip
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