Suspension: Call with my coach Sara

We started our talk by discussing the conversation that I used for the assignment. My boyfriend and I were deeply involved in field II when I began to practice the technique of suspension. The conversation took an abrupt turn when I said something along the lines of "I think that my statements thus far have been close-minded and judgmental, but you make some great points and I think you are right". Initially he was shocked and thought I was being facetious, but after discussing my feelings a bit further we were able to move in to field III and had a more constructive talk. 

  Sara and I analyzed the different phases of the discussion and how I felt a sense of enlightenment when I suspended my beliefs and opened the conversation up. It wasn't difficult for me at all, but we noticed that it might be more difficult if I didn't have this assignment in mind. We talked about incorporating this (and other techniques) in to our every day lives not because we are assigned to, but because we enjoy it and find our conversations to be more deep and meaningful. One change that I would have liked to make was having the conversation in person. My talk with my boyfriend was over the phone, so it lacked the physical cues and intimacy of body language. Though I thought the conversation went extremely well, I would have liked to be more attuned to my own body language as well has his.