What risks are there to sharing? What are the risks to not sharing and holding everything inside? What are the advantages to not sharing?
What are the benefits of sharing our thoughts and ideas? What are the benefits of sharing our feelings? Are there concrete benefits to the one sharing and the one receiving? Do the benefits require that both parties be in agreement? Does sharing differing views open up the possibility for learning and growth?
Are the benefits usually immediate or do they often continue to work their magic over time, like time release pills?
“The best gift anyone can give, I believe, is the gift of sharing themselves.”― Lisa Haisha
Are there people with whom we are very careful what we share? Is trust a major factor in sharing? Are there some with whom we share as little as possible? Are there a carefully chosen few with whom we share our feelings? Is there vulnerability in sharing ourselves?
Do we share primarily to help others or to help ourselves?
With whom do you share your thoughts and ideas? With whom do you share your feelings? What benefits you most from sharing? What are the negative effects? What is most important for you to share-joys, successes, defeats, worries, concerns, hopes, goals, advice or something else?
Would you share a situation, in which, sharing something benefited both parties? Or one which caused conflict?
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