When I wrote the blog on communication someone sent a message to me that said, “Listening is great. The even bigger picture to me is, “Can you feel me?” It had me thinking and I realized that for some persons it was more than just hearing them it was how do you understand their feelings and empathize with them. Can you feel people? Their joys, their sorrows and all that go in-between? Is it something that you are born with or is it something that you can learn? Some persons are quite adapt at feeling and reading persons while some are NOT 🤦🏾♀️ and I’m being politically correct. If we were having a one on one conversation you know that not what I would say, but we have to be nice or at least try. 😉
Is it that we are unable or is it unwilling to understand how others feel? Do we even care about the feelings of others? I ask because I really want to know. Let me know what you feel. I have always been able to read and by extension feel and understand persons. In my case I think I might have been innate. Well that’s what my mother and grandmothers said. But if it’s not how do you get to the point where you are able to show that empathy need in the world? It’s starts with the ability to listen, not just to hear but to listen. There is a difference believe me. http://www.aaatkinsonperry.com/communication/.
Do you say you understand what is happening with the person or do you feel and see all that happens? Is there a difference to you? Do you care? If you care sometimes you actually learn from what happen to others. This is how life should be. So as the person ask “can you feel me?” What will your answer be when you are asked this question?
I really want to know what you are thinking, and I know others do too. Try commenting 👍🏽, but if you are not comfortable, reach out to me via any medium. Your comments let me know how you feel and very often give me a total different perspective on the topic. 😉. And you can never tell your comment might help others.
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There is a difference between sympathy and empathy but we sometimes confuse them…to sympathize with someone you feel sad for the person because of their situation, however when you empathize you put yourself in their position if you were them. You become their defense lawyer. Seeing the situation through their eyes and their circumstances…this is very difficult. So yes…I can feel what another person is going through, only if they are authentic in their communications with me.
You are so right the two are so different. Not many persons understand.
I’m glad you are able to say, yes I can feel you.
I think empathy is a construct of personality development within a society. It is a construct of boundary selfishness versus my family my peeps versus others.
Construct of experience
Interesting, never looked at it that way. That’s why I love it when I get feedback. It helps me and I think others to see the topics in a different light. 🙏🏽