Miscommunication

How many times do find yourself in the mist of “miscommunication “?  For Sharon, she has found it is often within her long term partnership, after the words, “whatever you want, darling.”  This statement is obviously too board, and then miscommunication sets in.  Now, Sharon takes the time to stop, seek clarification, and ask when you say………..”what does that mean?”

Miscommunication can occur when a persons expectation of a request or an idea is very different to another’s.  It also happens when your preception and meaning are different, and you expression yourself in different ways.  In a loving partnership it is often about the emotional needs of a partner being met, and sometimes if you need this in different way, it can be like speaking two different languages.  A great book on this concept for love partnerships is  “The Five Love Languages” by Gary D. Chapman.  (Seeking love)

We learn through our sense, auditory, visual, and kinesathic, and some would say the extra senses of taste, smell, cognitive or knowing.  Within Gary’s book it is about meeting the emotional lanuage of your partner through their favoured language, which could be words, time, gifts, service or touch.  It is a great way to understand how you prefer to receive, and begin to understand how others do too.

Ultimately, it is about knowing yourself, first, then others.  Sharon encourages each to explore ways to know yourself.