respect and attention
“Respect and Attention” is about the space between being seen and being heard, about what it means to be present for someone versus truly engaging with them. A relationship can’t survive on just one or the other—it needs both.
There’s also the question of projection, of seeing yourself in things that are not you. Sometimes, we expect others to communicate the way we do, to show love in ways that feel familiar, and we miss the fact that they’re speaking their own language. Other times, we assume someone is distant when, in reality, they just experience the world differently.
Respect is about allowing space for another person’s reality to exist alongside your own. Attention is about the willingness to reach into that space, to listen, to respond. Without both, things start to drift.
This piece isn’t about answers—it’s about what you recognize in it.
“Respect and Attention” is about the space between being seen and being heard, about what it means to be present for someone versus truly engaging with them. A relationship can’t survive on just one or the other—it needs both.
There’s also the question of projection, of seeing yourself in things that are not you. Sometimes, we expect others to communicate the way we do, to show love in ways that feel familiar, and we miss the fact that they’re speaking their own language. Other times, we assume someone is distant when, in reality, they just experience the world differently.
Respect is about allowing space for another person’s reality to exist alongside your own. Attention is about the willingness to reach into that space, to listen, to respond. Without both, things start to drift.
This piece isn’t about answers—it’s about what you recognize in it.
“Respect and Attention” is about the space between being seen and being heard, about what it means to be present for someone versus truly engaging with them. A relationship can’t survive on just one or the other—it needs both.
There’s also the question of projection, of seeing yourself in things that are not you. Sometimes, we expect others to communicate the way we do, to show love in ways that feel familiar, and we miss the fact that they’re speaking their own language. Other times, we assume someone is distant when, in reality, they just experience the world differently.
Respect is about allowing space for another person’s reality to exist alongside your own. Attention is about the willingness to reach into that space, to listen, to respond. Without both, things start to drift.
This piece isn’t about answers—it’s about what you recognize in it.