I'd like to think its because I'm such a skilled and attentive listener, and that my empathic abilities just draw people to me naturally.
And hopefully there's a touch of truth to some of that.
But in reality I know I have poor boundaries. At times, I invite the conversations. Other times, when I'd prefer to do the right thing and just mind my own business, I fail to speak up and say, 'sorry, I don't wanna hear about this,' even when I know I should.
And sometimes, to be completely honest, I DO wanna hear it; I wanna be 'in the know.'
But the thing is.... I'm not sure why.
Having special intel usually comes with responsibility, burdens, isolation, drama; these are what remains after the initial excitement wears off after hearing something juicy.
Not to mention how un-Christ-like it is. God's Word tells us over and over again the harms of gossip, and to our benefit. Even just as someone who is a 'listner' and not a 'repeater', there are nasty consequences of it.
The weight of everyone else's crap can get heavy.
So I'm working on it. God's helping.
And I'm on my way out 'the know.'
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