Hello Everyone,
Have you ever experienced the pleasure that comes from the joy of understanding? Have you ever experienced the joy that comes from understanding yourself? Have you had the pleasure of understanding another person? Take just a moment and think about the extent to which you understand yourself. If you have a partner, take a moment to make note of how much you understand that other person. Have you ever not understood another person and blamed them for it? We tend to say, “you are so confusing” or “I don’t understand you”. If we were working towards joy and happiness, I wonder if we would have to learn how to say, “Help me understand”, or “are you willing to say that in another way, I am not sure I follow you”. Imagine if we began to see misunderstandings as an opportunity to gain joy, rather than a threat to our security. How would making understanding not only a goal but a priority, change the amount of joy we were experiencing on a daily basis in our personal relationships. For some of us, we push being understood rather than pushing understanding. If the pleasure and joy of understanding sound wonderful to you, take an inventory. What are you pushing; the need to understand or your need to be understood? Next, make it a goal for every conversation, for every altercation and for any interaction, especially with the people you say you love. Take care, and my hope for you is that you get to experience this joy on a daily basis!
Have you ever experienced the pleasure that comes from the joy of understanding? Have you ever experienced the joy that comes from understanding yourself? Have you had the pleasure of understanding another person? Take just a moment and think about the extent to which you understand yourself. If you have a partner, take a moment to make note of how much you understand that other person. Have you ever not understood another person and blamed them for it? We tend to say, “you are so confusing” or “I don’t understand you”. If we were working towards joy and happiness, I wonder if we would have to learn how to say, “Help me understand”, or “are you willing to say that in another way, I am not sure I follow you”. Imagine if we began to see misunderstandings as an opportunity to gain joy, rather than a threat to our security. How would making understanding not only a goal but a priority, change the amount of joy we were experiencing on a daily basis in our personal relationships. For some of us, we push being understood rather than pushing understanding. If the pleasure and joy of understanding sound wonderful to you, take an inventory. What are you pushing; the need to understand or your need to be understood? Next, make it a goal for every conversation, for every altercation and for any interaction, especially with the people you say you love. Take care, and my hope for you is that you get to experience this joy on a daily basis!
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