Jen is Zen - The Dissonance of Change

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Can you make the space listen and be changed by what you hear?

We have talked about the difference between listening and hearing, I’ve told you the importance of listening to your teens, and I have asked you to have the courage to listen in. But actually listening – not just hearing – is only a solid first step. The real impact comes when you can make that space to listen, but then actually be changed by what you hear. That is where the growth happens. 

When we are faced with inconsistencies between our beliefs and our behaviors, it sends us into a state of discomfort, and we don’t like that.  It's called Cognitive Dissonance. To make us feel better and put us back into that state of comfort that we want, we adjust our thoughts or behaviors or words so that they’re aligned again. But what if instead, when faced with that dissonance, we let it change us? 

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