Providing space or a place for someone to tell their story is one of the roles of a spiritual director. In the very process of telling your story to someone, of putting your story into words, amazingly you often sees things more clearly or from a different perspective.
There have been numerous times as I’ve met with my spiritual director that I look at her and say, “this is the first time I’ve spoken this thought or idea out loud” or “this is the first time I’ve made that connection.”
Friends who are good listeners also gift others with this kind of “space” to be.
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