Day: August 29, 2017

  Every time I begin a counseling session, I make the same mistake. Every single time, the same mistake. I forget to deeply listen. Oh, I hear the person talking. I can repeat back words and sentences, sometimes verbatim. I use a yellow pad, I face the speaker. I nod at regular intervals. But this is listening only in the most basic sense, it isn’t deep listening. It isn’t courageous listening. Hopefully soon into my session, I remember. Honestly, it is most often a grace that wakes me up. A… Continue reading Deep Listening