All of us would like others to appreciate our point of view. But this is often easier said than done. When someone is resistant to changing their mind about something, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they are stubborn or annoying but rather it can simply mean that somewhere in their belief system there is something that is preventing them from change.
Most importantly, in order to be able to change someone’s mind about anything, do not attempt to convince people that they shouldn’t feel what they feel or overlook emotions in the hope they’ll go away. They won’t and it will only come back later in a more potentially destructive way. You need to be able to understand how they think, how they feel, what they believe in and how you can insert your ideas into their belief system respectfully and with minimal resistance. You may reach a point where you respectfully agree to disagree.
Carrie
