"We listen every day (more or less), and yet we often don’t really know what actually happens."
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“Listening has these aspects: How I listen to you, how you listen to me, and what happens between us in the relational space.
“When I tune in to you and at the same time, I tune in to myself, do I have enough inner space and resonance to feel and contain you? I should be aware of this.
“The next question is, on what basis do you listen to me? Do you have free inner space, or are you busy with your inner process of what is happening in your life?
“We should be aware of the space – the inner readiness from which we hear. If we have little inner availability for listening in the moment, we can communicate this in dialogue. By doing that we already create more space and make transparent to the other what is going on in us right now. This often avoids tension and friction in contact.”
Article: Listening