Things I’m learning About Life – Communication is Key

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Things I’m learning About Life – Communication is Key

I believe the majority of disagreements and fights stem from a lack of communication.

School doesn’t have enough time to teach children how to communicate well and if we’re not getting that teaching at home then good luck.

I internalized a lot of my emotions because it was hard to describe and I felt that I had no way to express my feelings. Add to that my mom dying, and you gain the perfect storm of my miscommunicating inner child expressing herself in rage and anger.

Therapy gives me the self-awareness to understand how I feel, put a name to it. That in turn makes it easier for me to communicate with myself and others.

For instance I had a situation at work where I asked a coworker if they go out. This is me trying to branch out and be sociable at work, otherwise I’m quiet. He said, he just doesn’t, he doesn’t have friends like that and that he hates people. This guy is a younger person and it surprised me that he said all that, but it also caused to think further. Not everyone is sociable in going out environments. Some people have social anxieties in going out environments. But you know where those people flourish? ONLINE! People, communication only gets better if you do it, just like working out brings strength and endurance.

I wish I had the skills I’ve gained form therapy now back then.

I’m grateful for the mental clarity I have now.

Raise you words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.

-Rumi