Forget like-minded

I hear such reverence and desire for being around or talking with “like-minded individuals” and I see that dynamic coming at the severe cost of inclusivity and broader connection.

What if, instead of looking for like-minded individuals, we looked for like-spirited individuals?

Like-minded seems to mean:

  • We have the same opinions about topics

  • We have the same reverence for those who agree with us

  • We have the same disdain for those who don’t

What if like-spirited could mean:

  • We hold curiosity about other opinions and experiences

  • We speak from our own perspectives and not absolutes or “truths”

  • We have conversations that include as many wonderments as statements

That is who I realize I am yearning to have conversations with.  Like-spirited people with whom I can actually have a conversation that explores and learns, vs. just attending their one-person seminar of why their perspective is the right or only one.

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Kayleigh Noele

Kayleigh is based in London, UK and New York City, NY. She has worked in web design for almost two decades and began specialising as a Squarespace Web Designer, working with 100s of small and solo businesses worldwide, in 2017.

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