A random, deep going experience on receiving feedback
I received feedback today. Written feedback (written, for good reasons).
Want to guess what happened?
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I found myself instantly looking for “the good” and “the bad” things.
I was literally looking for judgement.
I found myself kind of longing for judgement!
Judgement like I have been conditioned to for years and years. Judgement like maybe most of us are conditioned to – since school… or earlier.
Instead I found “just” observations.
I found valuable experiences, insights and thoughts from the person offering me the feedback.
I found words like a valuable mirror in which I am free to choose to look into.
I found myself free to choose what I want to do with that ‘picture’ I see in that mirror I’ve been offered.
I found words helping me to grow further.
I found respect for who I am as a whole human being.
This was such an incredibly valuable experience.
Feedback really is a present!