Hello beautiful human,
Some mornings I wake with a quiet heart. Everything that needed to be said has been said. And everything that needed to be heard has been heard. It’s a good feeling.
Being listened to, deeply, feels like healing. It may be the most human of all desires. I can’t tell you why this is and I’m not sure I want to dig too deeply into the matter. I simply know from the moment we’re born it is a part of humanity’s innate song to cry “Listen to me!”
And when we feel unheard, through neglect, emotional callousness, carelessness or simply the crowded distractions of the days, there’s a wounding that happens. No matter how young or old we are.
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