Strong opinion or strong grip

There’s nothing I believe so strongly that I cannot imagine not believing. There were times when I was worried if this was a weakness, considering the respect that often accompanies that concept of ‘strong will’.

You could be saying the direct opposite of how I have lived my entire life, and I’m on the edge of my seat, eager to discover if I only lived that way because I simply never heard you.

This has reflected as a strength in the flexibility of my life and leadership. I don’t take so long to change my mind. There’s a possible implication I also remember to watch out for, however — when flexibility becomes a result of staying on the surface.

I think it’s better if one has a strong opinion because they have thoroughly dug so deep to arrive there. In that case, they need a similar amount of information to be convinced otherwise. The real challenge is the readiness to dig again, this time in the other direction. I’m observing that many won’t, because the substance is not the only thing that’s strong. The grip of it is as well.

Perhaps we can start to notice the difference. Perhaps we can start to question if the strength of our opinions lies in the substance of our reflection or rather in our attachment to it. How many times might we find the strength only in the grip?