The power of curiosity

People are strange when they’re a stranger, people look ugly when you’re alone. -The Doors

Like politics, religion is one of those areas that can polarize people pretty fast. It makes sense. Both subjects contain ideas that people hold passionately. But despite sincere beliefs, much damage has been done by folks dogmatic in their stance.

Well, when I was finishing up my interview with Michael Hyatt over at Converge, we got to talking on a more personal level about just this topic and I found it so refreshing. Michael and I share a common faith tradition and I found his take on how to be with folks who hold different beliefs like a glass of cold water on a hot day. It was so good, I made a mini-bonus-episode and included it below.

He invited listeners to find our commonality as humans first and our curiosity of difference right along with it. Ironically, I’ve found it most challenging to bring these kinds of topics up with friends from my own tradition but in this brief conversation (about 6 minutes), Michael breaks down how he engages others to make them feel more familiar than immediately evident. There’s even a shout out to a few of my a personal heroes, Krista Tippett and Seth Godin.

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