Listening is an art, they say. If so, the beginning of that art is asking great questions. We all know that the acceptable answer to "How are you?" is "Fine, thank you...and you?" But great friendships go beyond that.
Great questions foster authenticity. They turn the knob on the door of your soul. They give you permission to be you.
Great questions communicate value. They tell the other person that "You're important and I really want to know."
Great questions create a pathway for healing. It's amazing how giving voice to our pain, anger and frustration actually disarms it's power. It doesn't make it go away, but it does steal some of it's power.
Great questions bust down the walls of isolation. We all live naturally in isolation - garage door up, garage door down, office door closed...it's natural. But a great question wakes people from the slumber of aloneness...it barges in and takes a seat.
Great questions wait...and wait...for a real answer.
Who asks you great questions? That person is a friend to you.
To whom do you ask great questions? That's a huge part of being a friend.
Sharing the journey,
M@
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