Don’t make assumptions is the 3rd point in The Four Agreements. In today’s world, we seem to have a huge problem when it comes to communicating with each other. I’ve noticed things which keep me from hearing what is really being said. It’s easy to be thinking about what my response will be, rather than listening to someone's actual words. Have you ever thought you knew where someone was going in a conversation, only to discover you were wrong? Hence, if we’re formulating a response to someone rather than hearing what they are saying, we have just given up any hope of having an honest communication with them. Or maybe we misinterpret someone’s actions, thinking they mean harm, when the opposite is true. Today I’ll practice hearing what people are saying to me, without assuming I know what they mean. May those in power do the same...
“The wrong done another reacts most heavily against one’s self. Right adjusts the balance sooner or later.” Mary Baker Eddy - Science & Health Page 449:7
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