THE ART OF LISTENING......... When I ask you to listen to me and you start giving advice you have not done what I asked. . . When I ask you to listen to me and you begin to tell me why I shouldnt feel that way you are trampling on my feelings. . . When I ask you to listen to me and you feel you have to do something to solve my problems you have failed me, strange as that may seem. . . LISTEN. ..All I ask is that you listen, Not talk or do...just hear me. . . .I can do for myself; I am not helpless. Maybe discouraged or faltering, but not hopeless. . .When you do something for me that I can do and need to do for myself, You contribute to my fear and weakness. . . .But when you accept the simple fact that I do feel what I feel, no matter how irrational, Then I quit trying to convince you and can get about the business of understanding whats behind this irrational feeling. . . . . . .When thats clear the answers are obvious and I dont need advice. . . So please just hear me. (Person centred approach to listening) :-)
Posted on: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:05:59 +0000
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