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First thing first, see yourself, hear yourself, and know yourself.
Please listen to me. I want her to listen to me.
“I am speaking.”
Are you home? Oh, you’re on the phone again. Hmmm always on the phone…!
“Stop looking at your phone for god sake. This is our anniversary dinner.”
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The list goes on and on.
Do you have experience with someone who constantly interrupts you? Or, at work or home, do you feel unwanted or unseen?
Saint Mother Teresa explains that the worst disease in the world is feeling unwanted and alone.
Sometimes, we feel unheard, dismissed, or abandoned one way or the other. You may never feel this way, and it is okay.
Unconsciously, we discard others too. Furthermore, studies show that people with less power because of race, color, gender, age, class, and education are less likely to be seen, heard, or understood.
However, people with power are more likely to be seen, heard, and understood. For example, a powerful politician writes an OP in NY Times, or a celebrity promotes a product on Instagram.
