Hello
What does it mean to really listen to what someone is saying, and to really hear them? Equally, what does it mean to recognise a voice in a mishmash of voices and say 'i can hear what you're saying', above all of that other mess. We live in a world where we say a lot every day. We talk and talk. Looking back on today, how much of what I have said has really meant something to me? How much of it was really heard by others?
Women say on average 7,000 words per day. So, if I've said maybe... 5,000 so far by this time, how many of them should I take back?
I'm full of questions right now. I'm also full of memories. I find it difficult to completely get over the past as I think, people never really do. My past is mine, after all, I own it. It's about whether I use it for good now that it's done. Our experiences with people who perhaps weren't exactly what we needed, or who aren't what we need, only serves to alert us when we find something that is worth being a part of. I have a friend living abroad at the moment and struggling with a relationship. So far away from those who care for her, she called me the other night in an absolute state. She was terrified that she had made a huge mistake. Both of us have had car crash relationships in the past, and I called that up. I said 'you've got a huge warning now, that you should be using from now on. you know what you don't want, you've got to decide what you do'. I think my words may have bounced off between her tears, but I really believe that's what past relationships are for.
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