1/24/07

The past couple of weeks my roommates and I have been having major communication issues. We have talked about our issues but our trust we have for one another is very low. A few weeks ago, our communication line started to die down and that is when the trust began to go low. Then, is consequnce to that happening, our emotions began to rise. This only led to us not speaking, and finally when we did approach the subject, emotions were so high that we didn’t accomplish much in our disscion. Time progressed and our trust for one another grew enabling us to communicate better, and speak freely without problems. Our disscusion on Monday helped me realize who important it is to have trust in every setting, and especailly in your apartments. Also, I learned the steps of active listening. Too often I activly listen and want to solve the problem right away. I tend to think of a solution to the problem and not empathize with them instead. Although it is very hard to avoid using my habit of fixing the problem, I have realized how important empathic listening really this. When you do this, the trust also grows between you and the other person. I hope to contuine to use this tactic of listening to better my relationships.