The Art of Listening

Maybe it’s because I’m a Libra, but I genuinely feel that no topic of discussion exists that cannot be understood from a multitude of angles…

It’s strange to me to observe people get so dogmatic in their views and beliefs about what is right that they cannot have a conversation…

For its precisely those conversations that arise out of conflict that are the perfect opportunity to participate in the reconciliation of opposites— in real time and in the real world— that our well being as individuals and as a species depends on…

To me, to shut down a conversation or to not make an effort to truly listen to the other perspective is a red flag that the shadow is running rampant and perhaps that there is a lack of compassion for one’s self. To be able to at the very least understand an opposing perspective is where shadow work begins after all…

Healthy levels of empathy don’t entail taking on everyone’s problems as if they are your responsibility, but rather recognizing that we are ALL human, remembering that we have each been shaped by a very unique set of circumstances, and choosing to see the complexity of a situation with an open heart.