under-same-sky:

Empathy

When someone openly expresses thier feelings, it’s not a right or wrong doing, it’s not a conflict or fight.

It’s an open conversation how actions or choices made them feel, opening the dialogue to express, clarification and understanding. Helping keep everyone on the same page.

The depth of that often gets lost as we become defensive and feel we need to have a right or wrong stance and defensively stand up for something.

Sitting back and hearing someone out, understanding why they might feel that way takes a maturity very few have. An ability to talk something out. Take a minute to consider someone you care about might have damages you didn’t make but they just need validation or comfort that thier anxiety or fears are heard.

Because when it all comes down to it we want to be cared about and heard.