12/07/2023
"In whatever spaces we have influence, we need to acknowledge that there are times that we intend to do right but the feedback we receive is 'that hurt,' we need to see that as a gift. The reason that our child, our friend, our coworker, or our fellow parishioner is expressing this to us is because they want to repair.
Being able to take a posture of humility, to acknowledge their feelings, to collaborate with them as to what repair looks like - that's the big take-away. Whether our actions were intended to be hurtful or not, we need to be willing to do the work to repair the rupture."
Dr. Andrew Graham, Licensed Counselor on GraceStory Podcast, episode "Navigating Good Intentions Gone Awry."
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