What people need most
Some things in life we want:
To win the lottery
Be the smartest person in the room
Predict the future
Read minds (okay…maybe not that one)
Other things we need:
To be seen
Feel valued
Make a contribution
Know we are loved
Early in life we discover that we don’t always get what we want.
It takes time to realize that’s a good thing.
Instead of fighting for what you want: your way.
Save your strength for what you need: your say.
There’s something fundamental in our humanness that knows:
I have a voice, something to contribute, and I need to be heard.
Resist the lie that tells you to be quiet. Shut up. Pipe down.
The next time someone is fighting for their way…listen.
Perhaps what they need most is to be heard.
