Communicating Thoughts and Feelings

Sometimes, I have to remind myself that people can't hear each other's thoughts. We don't always know what other people are thinking, and they don't always know what we're thinking.That's part of why communication is so crucial. We can really know what others are thinking unless they tell us. The same thing goes for emotions, to a lesser degree. We can see signs of how a person feels, but those signs aren't always accurate, and we don't always read them correctly. If we really want to know what a person thinks or how a person feels, we should ask. And if we want other people to know what we think or how we feel, we should tell them.

It's not always enough to read others' body language, and it's seldom wise to expect them to read yours. If we really want to communicate our thoughts and feelings, we should do so verbally. If we want to know, we should ask. If we want others to know, we should tell. Appearances and assumptions aren't enough.