Reflection: The importance of acceptance

- Go back to high school and do a little…compare and contrast your experiences.…Some feedback on your experience…with the "Yes, and" and the "Yes, but" experiences?…Kathy? - [Kathy] I think we found the "Yes, but" was easier.…- What makes it easy...…You felt the "Yes, but" was easier.…What makes it easier?…- [Kathy] It just felt easier to…go a different direction.…- Yeah, generally "Yeah, but"…can be seen as easier,…because you don't need to listen…to what the other person is saying.…

(laughter)…In terms of understanding what…the other person is saying,…because you have your own opinion.…And that's one of the common things.…Yes.…- [Blonde woman] I was thinking…maybe in our society,…we believe that we should have our own opinion…so we want to add something…that's maybe contrasting.…- In our society, we may think that we…should have our own opinion,…so we add something that's contrasting.…There's something I just want to put in here.…

There's a difference between…having a conversation with someone that…you're close to and don't have…