The Practice of the Week Week 7
One Real Conversation
Be known by one person — and take one step toward peace.
One simple thing. Keep it small, keep it doable, and do it with them first.
Two small things this week. First: have one genuinely real conversation — ask a friend or family member how they’re actually doing, and answer honestly yourself when they ask you. No performing. Second: think of someone you’re in a low-grade conflict with — a friend, a sibling, a parent — and take one step toward peace. A text, an apology, sitting next to them. Small. Real.
Once a day, ask someone ‘how are you, really?’ — and actually listen to the answer.
Pick one person and have one honest conversation this week.
When they ask how you are, tell the truth.
Name one person you’re at odds with.
Take one concrete step toward peace with them.
May you be a man who is truly known, and a maker of peace wherever you go.