TRAIN YOURSELF TO LISTEN
As parents, teachers, friends, leaders, we love to comfort and heal people, but many times when people share their raw emotions we become uncomfortable and change the subject with a story we are comfortable with.
By doing this we are actually removing focus from the anguish of the hurt person and turning the attention towards ourselves unconsciously.
People want you to hear them, and acknowledge what they are going through, just listen to them without judgment instead of forcing your story on them. When emotions are validated healing happens.
To bring healing we just need to listen to the person in pain instead of making the person to listen to our story. Give support to the person without changing the conversation.
When we create space for a person in pain to relive their stories, amazingly they find a solution to their problem, they make peace with whatever issues they are facing.
Let us become pure listeners and sacred watchers of life.
Let us bring healing and rejuvenation by holding sacred space of listening with compassion.
Blessings!
Premlatha Rajkumar
© PRajkumar, 2018
