One of the striking moments of sabbatical has been the process of being listened to. Listening is not something I am good at. I will try harder when I return, although therein lies a point perhaps if you try hard to listen, you don’t really do it. Listening is a disposition.

So is being heard. Being heard is difficult. You have to reset the compass of how you see yourself. If you are heard, you are allowing yourself to be valued. After all, someone else, another, is making space for you. When you are in that space of being valued and heard, you begin to value yourself.

Make space to listen

Make space to be heard