Submitted by Jeanne K. on Tue, 01/29/2008 - 12:45pm.
Beth,
it sounds like you were experiencing flow from your description of your experience. it must have been extremely satisfying to be there for your daugther on multiple levels, as a mother, a friend and someone able to provide a psychological perspective. More than just listening it sounds like you really HEARD what your daughter had to say. In a class I took last year we talked about the difference between listening and hearing. A person can listen without really taking note of what the speaker is saying. When you hear you are using much more than just your auditory skills. You are using your mind and your heart. it was also pointed out how hear and heart are merely one letter removed form each other...which definitely makes sense to me.
Beth,
it sounds like you were experiencing flow from your description of your experience. it must have been extremely satisfying to be there for your daugther on multiple levels, as a mother, a friend and someone able to provide a psychological perspective. More than just listening it sounds like you really HEARD what your daughter had to say. In a class I took last year we talked about the difference between listening and hearing. A person can listen without really taking note of what the speaker is saying. When you hear you are using much more than just your auditory skills. You are using your mind and your heart. it was also pointed out how hear and heart are merely one letter removed form each other...which definitely makes sense to me.