Today I thought I would share a personal empowering story.
I have been so proud of myself lately. Early this month I shared about a book I was reading Practicing the Sacred art of Listening . I am learning so much about listening and things are going so well. I am able to connect with people on a much deeper level. My biggest struggle was being patient. I've always wanted to get to the point and get to it yesterday. But in the last few weeks I have found myself being a lot more patient with people and wanting to hear more of what they have to say. I find myself talking a whole lot less. You see, my experience of myself in the past is that I would share all of what was going on with me, or what I was going to do next. I was talking about all my great big ideas with the hopes of getting approval from people. I wanted them to agree with me in what I thought of myself.
In a relationship of mine I have been a seeker of approval from a certain person and this person sometimes sort of made fun of me for what I talked about creating in my life. (My idea's are pretty BIG). So I stopped talking about my ideas. I actually started to listen to their dreams more. Now this person has come back around and has seen that they kind of jokingly made fun of my big dreams that I had and now they realized for themselves that their dreaming big has gotten them to where they are in their life.
What I realize is that all people come around. I just have to be willing to be patient to let them come around in their own time. By me trying to force them to see something, I am forcing them to see something that maybe God is not ready for them to see yet. And when the time is right they will see it. And if they never do, it wasn't meant for them to see anyway.
It takes patients, "I tell you." Because I want people to see things RIGHT NOW! I want them to see things MY WAY right now! By me just listening I am able to create deeper relationships and allow people to find their own way. When they find their own way they are able to own it. And that is true confidence! Empower someone today. Let them find their own light and be there for them when they are ready to shine it. It is the greatest give from God!
I have been so proud of myself lately. Early this month I shared about a book I was reading Practicing the Sacred art of Listening . I am learning so much about listening and things are going so well. I am able to connect with people on a much deeper level. My biggest struggle was being patient. I've always wanted to get to the point and get to it yesterday. But in the last few weeks I have found myself being a lot more patient with people and wanting to hear more of what they have to say. I find myself talking a whole lot less. You see, my experience of myself in the past is that I would share all of what was going on with me, or what I was going to do next. I was talking about all my great big ideas with the hopes of getting approval from people. I wanted them to agree with me in what I thought of myself.
In a relationship of mine I have been a seeker of approval from a certain person and this person sometimes sort of made fun of me for what I talked about creating in my life. (My idea's are pretty BIG). So I stopped talking about my ideas. I actually started to listen to their dreams more. Now this person has come back around and has seen that they kind of jokingly made fun of my big dreams that I had and now they realized for themselves that their dreaming big has gotten them to where they are in their life.
What I realize is that all people come around. I just have to be willing to be patient to let them come around in their own time. By me trying to force them to see something, I am forcing them to see something that maybe God is not ready for them to see yet. And when the time is right they will see it. And if they never do, it wasn't meant for them to see anyway.
It takes patients, "I tell you." Because I want people to see things RIGHT NOW! I want them to see things MY WAY right now! By me just listening I am able to create deeper relationships and allow people to find their own way. When they find their own way they are able to own it. And that is true confidence! Empower someone today. Let them find their own light and be there for them when they are ready to shine it. It is the greatest give from God!
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