How To Listen When You Don't Want To...
We often find ourselves in situations where we have to listen to someone- a partner, a friend, a co-worker or even needing to listen to the debates- where we don’t feel good about what we’re hearing. Or perhaps you were in a great mood but after talking to that person, you found yourself complaining just like them for the rest of the day.
Sound familiar?
Have you ever listened to someone and felt like they just dumped on you? Or you felt like you took on their bad mood? You may have even felt like you had something like mud on you after the conversation. I heard many people say they had this experience after the debate this week. Did you find yourself physically wiping, or feeling like you needed to wipe, the front of your body down this week? Did you find yourself wiping off your arms as you talked about the mudslinging of the night of the debate? Did it just feel like "something" was on you?
That "something" was negative energy that did not serve you.
Yet. There are two more debates and more people in your future that you might not always feel up to listening to them drone on about their current drama. So what are you going to do?
Sometimes, we need or want to listen, even if it’s taxing on us. We listen to our loved ones to invest in a relationship or in the case of the debates, we listen to do research to make our voting choice.
How can you listen and not take on the energy of the person dumping on you? Join me for today’s guided meditation, How to Listen when you don't want to..., and learn how to listen without taking on the other person’s (or debate’s) energy. I use this technique all the time and it saved me while trying to listen to the debate this week. Integrating this technique into your everyday life will allow you to feel empowered and joyful regardless of what you are hearing.
To have a friend, be a friend. Listen. Be compassionate. But be a friend to yourself first and do what you need to do to maintain your positive energy so you have more to give to your world.
Much love,
Erin