Amanda and I had a great call this week about field four and empathetic listening. Amanda was very honest in that she seems to have a firm grasp on where she is personally in her life and her dialogue process. Amanda shared that it was difficult for her to be learning about a new field each week as she believes that she is still very much learning from and acting within fields one and two. For her, at this point in time, it is impossible to authentically operate from a presensing perspective.
Although I tried mostly to listen, in the spirit of coaching as we're learning it as well as this week's focus, I asked Amanda if she thought that her own place in the four fields was affecting her view of others' ability and sincerity of speaking and listening in the final two fields. Let me back a moment. Amanda had expressed doubt to me, perhaps even disbelief, that anyone could honestly listen emphatically and fully suspend judgment of both themselves and others. Amanda agreed that her own position within the four fields was probably affecting her view of others as well as her view of others' view/idea of her.
I think this shows how valuable experiential learning is, especially in the study of dialogue.
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