Hey do you hear me?

No no I'm not literally asking if you can hear me, since...well I AM writing this :P

I came across a very..well in MY eyes, profound status on facebook and it inspired me to write today, oh joyous day! ^0^

"The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention.... A loving silence often has far more power to heal and to connect than the most well-intentioned words."

That's NOT to say that kind words do not have power in themselves...but I find that many a time we just need to be truly heard...to not have our situation/fears analyzed/compared to others. Sometimes we just need silent acknowledgement and compassion so that we can find our OWN answers instead of having someone basically silence you with their quick fixes/assessment of what's they deem is troubling you.

See I can play devil's advocate rather well. I can see how some would rather just fix the problem, but not all problems can be fixed...sometimes you have to learn the lesson just by reflecting upon it...I'm dealing with this sort of experience myself at the moment. However my problem lies in me feeling that no one truly WANTS to hear me...that they'd mock me for not finding a solution and going through with it...it's not that I enjoy mulling about over things that trouble me...if there was an easy answer to everything I'd be bloody well set, but resolution never comes that easy...it's a surefire way to bring on disappointment to just assume that EVERYTHING can be fixed by one specific motion, whatever that may be. Sometimes...we must suffer in order for us to grow into who we were meant to be.

I do my best to listen...but I think I need to work on that more...I definitely do not want to upset anyone by making them think that I'd rather hear myself think aloud about their issues.