Tag: Communication

Why We Suffer

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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Why do we suffer? Where does suffering come from?

According to Pema Chodron, ‘Our repetive suffering does not come from this uncomfortable sensation but from what happens next… .It comes from rejecting our own energy when it comes in a form we don’t like. It comes from continually strengthening habits of grasping and aversion and distancing ourselves. In particular it comes from our internal conversations- our judgments, embellishments, and labels ablout what’s happening.’

If you want to free yourself, you must face your reality. instead of hiding your feelings, why not focus on what you can change? Why not explore what you are feeling, what the feelings are communicating to you?

No matter what is going on in your life, if you want to learn from it, you must embrace your feelings. And do not run from your feelings; accept them.

Just Listen

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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‘Real conversations are the bridge to real conversations.‘- Jen Sincero

To touch people’s hearts, just listen to them. To hear more, you must listen more.

According to Harold Klemp, ‘Instead of talking about all we know, at times it pays to just listen. Listen to the people around you.’

When you listen to other people, you will know who they are, where they have been, and where they are going.

We don’t know the people around us because we don’t listen to them. We never stop talking about our own accomplishments. We never stop talking about ourselves.

If you want to know yourself, listen to other people. Just listen to understand them, not to judge them.

Listening is not about judgment. It is about understanding. It is about respect. If you have been ignoring the people around you, it is never too late to start listening to them.