Allow the other person to be a person
Allow the other person to be a person.
:- Doug.
Allow the other person to be a person.
:- Doug.
We jump to be heard: we run over others’ words and thoughts. It would get us to a decision faster if we jumped to hear—and affirm—the other, before we spoke our mind. Faster, and we all hold it fast.
:- Doug.
My heart is often at war. I have the choice to drop more to silence. I can choose to teach hearing one another, starting by making efforts to hear others.
:- Doug.
Do I have war in my heart? This explains why I feel a fight in meetings. We probably all have this heart-war. So I must go further than controlling my silence; I must teach peace. Which may mean to teach hearing one another.
:- Doug.
Is my heart at war?
A longer view could release
The butterfly’s wings
:- Doug.