GENEROUS LISTENING

It’s okay to admit it and no one will ever know. . .
B U T
Did you just listen to this nearly five and a half minute video?

THEY say, our attention span when dealing with videos that folks (US) often decide to keep engaging in just a few seconds, but IF THE CONTENT is interesting, we may stay focused a bit longer. . .

It’s kind of ironic, too, isn’t?

LISTENING about LISTENING

Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen, who died August 8 at 88, believed something simple could be profoundly healing: generous listening.

Most of us listen while we’re busy inside:

Do I agree? Do I like this? Who’s right? How can I fix it?

Generous listening drops the agenda.

Instead, we listen for one thing:

What is true for this person right now?

No judgment. No fixing. No rehearsing our response. Just receiving another person with unconditional respect.

And something remarkable happens when people feel truly safe: they can finally say what they’ve been carrying quietly inside. Sometimes, being heard is the beginning of healing.

That may be one of the greatest gifts we can give another human being.

This Monday,

TODAY,

RIGHT NOW. . .

Try listening generously.
Not to fix. Not to agree.
Just to truly hear.