and gently 'spoken', with interest and curiosity...

We are all separate and it's in that separateness that the misunderstandings occur. We can't know another person so well that the separateness lessens or doesn't exist, so we can't know another 'enough' to know their intentions, their thoughts behind their words.

Communication is as much about miscommunicatiing as it is about communicating. The risk is always there of being misunderstood. That's why it's always a good idea to check out our perceptions with the other person, particularly when we feel hurt or angry or misunderstood.

Yes I love the communication here at PC. Communication in such a caring environment feels good. Safe.