Looking for a good Listener

Looking for a good Listener – All of us want to be heard and understood.  We need people who really "hear" us at a “heart level.”  A good listener is worth an intangible value because they listen in a way that helps us move or shift toward our authentic self.

The good listener clears a space for us in such a way that we are free to be ourselves without judgment or criticism.

The good listener sees through our attempts at hiding and allows us while encouraging us to express our inner most selves – giving us the freedom “to be.”

The beauty of a good listener is, over time, we realize the gift we have been given. Then, with this gift, and our heart, we can understand the importance and value of becoming a good listener for others.  As a good listener we can give others “not only the gift of good listening,” but, also help them realize their gift of becoming their authentic self.

Good listening is making room for the speaker and reflecting back to them what we are hearing. The job of the listener is not be judgmental or critical, but rather to allow the speaker to express the fullness of their being in that moment.

Looking for a good Listener – The great thing is that we can all become good listeners.  It’s practice and caring.  A great help can be found in Carl Rogers, an American psychologist, who developed and wrote “Client Centered Therapy.”  It is a book on how to become a good listener.  Also read or listen to “On Becoming A Person.”  Both are great and worth your time.

Open your ears, open your heart and learn to listen in a new way.  You might find yourself connecting with people in ways you never thought were possible. 

Love & Miracles

Lori Moreno