listening… July 9, 2007
Posted by admin in : Life, Psychology , trackback‘The need to be heard, which is often something we take for granted, turns out to be one of the most powerful motive forces in human nature. Being listened to is the the medium through which we discover ourselves as understandable and acceptable, or not.’
Michael P. Nichols ‘The Lost Art of Listening ‘
Being listened to, I mean really listened to, and seeing that someone comes to understand you brings relief. It brings a silence that needs no words. It brings a connection that gives us hope. How many of us have people in our lives that gladly spend time just listening to us to the point of real understanding?
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