Today I am grateful that I was reminded yesterday of the importance of listening. I went to see a specialist yesterday. She is a highly trained medical professional. I was completely freaked out and ready for a short just the facts visit and a course of treatment that I would be forced (coerced) to accept or reject. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. What I encountered was a two-hour listening session. She asked and I told her all the thangs that had happened. She stopped me only to ask clarifying questions. She took notes. At the end of what was close to two hours, (yes a doctor spent two hours listening) we, I repeat WE, planned a course of action. She answered all my questions. She did not pass judgment on me. Nothing really changed, but I left there with so much hope. When I got up this morning I realized that it was the fine art of listening that changed everything. It has changed the way I looked at the problem. It had cleared away all the gloom and doom and much of the fear. Today Im taking the first steps and I couldnt be more hopeful. Today I will try to remember how much her listening to me changed how I feel. Today I will try to be a good listener. I am one of those kind of people that is already forming a solution while you are still telling me your problem. So instead of listening only to respond, today I will try to just listen. Thank you all!
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 12:34:38 +0000
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