When a person is telling us something that is very important to themselves and we interrupt, is this helpful or hurtful. I wanted to be quiet while a loved one was telling me a story and I just couldn't do it. It threw them off their thinking and it changed what they wanted to say. It actually had the affect of them not wanting to talk anymore.
I really wanted to be there and I didn't know how to listen. Just listen.
I want to practice this today. Practice listening and hearing what a person is telling me. I want to let go of the need to say what I think and just listen. I want to allow a person to express completely what they want to say and how they want to express it.
It's hard to listen when it's not my way of talking and communicating. It may even be hard for me to understand.
Perhaps, me understanding is not always the important thing. What if me just listening and letting the person know that they are heard is the important thing.
How are you at hearing other people when they are telling you something that is not something you can completely relate to? Can you hear their story and let them own it without getting your beliefs involved? Do you want to?
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