{"id":1348,"date":"2021-03-08T18:34:21","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T23:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sallybsedgwick.com\/conversation\/?p=1348"},"modified":"2021-03-08T16:35:33","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T21:35:33","slug":"being-heard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spiritmoxie.com\/conversation\/being-heard\/","title":{"rendered":"Being Heard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I\u2019ve shared Spirit Moxie on the radio and on television<\/a> – albeit just locally. But a few days ago I was privileged to share information about Spirit Moxie internationally as part of an inspiring podcast originating in Scotland. The conversation encompassed smiling, sleep, and listening, all topics in Moxie Moves. <\/a><\/em>Then, in the middle of the listening piece, where I talk about actually hearing people, my host asked matter of factly, \u201cTell us why it\u2019s important to be heard.\u201d 

Say, what? <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

There are many gifts that come with living in the present, but one way it manifests for me is that I seldom consider how something benefits me. When the host asked this question, I knew it was lovely to be heard. Psychologically, it helps one process angst, trauma, and  grief. Plus personally I find being understood \u2014 so certainly heard \u2014 seductive, although others think this is threatening. So it is an individual case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However this wasn\u2019t how I was processing the question. What I was hearing from the interviewer was, why does \u201cmy\u201d being heard matter to the collective whole? How does it change the world? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a few days of mulling this over, I decided that my response is two-fold. First being heard matters to us as individuals. Not only are there complex psychological benefits such as those mentioned above, but the stronger and happier we are individually the better we can interact and the more we personally can make a difference. Being heard validates us and even if we believe the \u201cI\u2019m not good enough\u201d fear within us, being heard without being judged is affirming and liberating. It is the place of knowing we have an impact, where we know know things do matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The second reason that being heard matters is a bit more complex: just the act of your being heard actually matters and changes, in a good way, the world. \u201cWho, me?\u201d you ask. Yes! Remember that there is no one like you. You are completely unique. You are also part of the global community, a piece of the whole. Your voice is distinctively yours, and if it isn\u2019t heard the world loses something. In our extreme desire for individuality, being heard confirms that, yes, we are individuals, but like it or not we are part of something a lot larger: a quilt, a map, an expansion of the collective unconscious or, more dramatically in my experience, what is called zeitgeist (time spirit).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

So when you listen, hear others. And when you are heard, be grateful. That action is also changing the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photos from the top:

Hand holding microphone \u2014 Mark Stucker<\/a>
Globe \u2014 Sarah Margree<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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