Harriet Cabelly, LCSW
Therapist . Speaker . Author
I am pleased to reprint the beginning of my guest post, published yesterday on Tess Marshall’s wonderful blog, The Bold Life.
It’s often hard to know what to say to a friend or loved one during his/her trying times. We don’t know the ‘right’ words.
We are uncomfortable with their pain. We feel helpless. And it certainly brings up our own vulnerabilities.
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Yes, we need to Listen before we can Understand. Thank you Harriet.
be good to yourself
David
Hi David,
Thanks for visiting. Yes, listening is the gateway towards understanding. Great point.
Loved this – you’re one of the rare people in this world who actually listens well to others. If only everyone were like you!
And the quotes match up so well to your points – how did you find all of them?!
Thanks Peni. What a compliment, and from a daughter – wow!
I googled ‘listening quotes’ and looked through a lot of them. You know me – I love quotes.
Very powerful Communication is 90 percent listening …… A really great question to ask a teen “what is it like for you”?
Hi Tom,
Nice to ‘meet’ you. You bet communication is all about sincere, interested, reflective listening. And that’s a great question to ask teens and others.
Thanks for your important share/comment.