stretching
I hear what you’re saying, …
but …
it’s just that …
Miki Kashtan from the Bay Area Chapter of the Center for Nonviolent Communication talks about listening, empathy, and stretching. By stretching, she means putting aside your reactions and your needs and trying to give. Giving your presence and empathy. It’s just kinda hard to be empathic if you’re mad and hurting. You really gotta put your stuff aside just for the moment. You can come back to it later, because it’s important, too.
David Levingston
Like everyone, I have different sides. Counselor, photographer, writer, cooker of food – both spicy and plain, and seeker of truth and happiness. I have always taken an interest in the unassuming things that pass us by – both heard and seen, both ordinary and not so ordinary. They are all sacred and beautiful in some way.