step back
I am not asking you to dilute the strength of your convictions.
What i am asking for is moderation in their expression, unless the goal is more to get off your chest than create a groundswell of opinion against something. Let us see it as opening a closed door. You may knock and hope it opens. When it doesnt, you try to take a step back and launch a mighty kick at it to break the latch. When you express yourself gently and firmly with the force of your thoughts, you can create such an effect. When you let your frustration at what you see as the uncomprehending and passive attitude of the other person take over, it is akin to stabbing the door with a knife.
Spectacular, maybe, but not really effective.
What i am asking for is moderation in their expression, unless the goal is more to get off your chest than create a groundswell of opinion against something. Let us see it as opening a closed door. You may knock and hope it opens. When it doesnt, you try to take a step back and launch a mighty kick at it to break the latch. When you express yourself gently and firmly with the force of your thoughts, you can create such an effect. When you let your frustration at what you see as the uncomprehending and passive attitude of the other person take over, it is akin to stabbing the door with a knife.
Spectacular, maybe, but not really effective.
