We have seen that the brief reflection of feeling (or acknowledgment of feeling) may be useful in your interactions with busy and harried people during the day. At least once a day, deliberately tune...

We have seen that the brief reflection of feeling (or acknowledgment of feeling) may be useful in your interactions with busy and harried people during the day. At least once a day, deliberately tune in to a server/wait staff person, teacher, service station attendant, telephone operator, or friend, and give a brief acknowledgment of feeling (“You seem terribly busy and pushed”). Follow this with a brief self-statement (“Can I help?” “Should I come back?” “I’ve been pushed today myself, as well”) and note what happens in your journal. Assume you are working with one of the preceding clients who avoids really looking at here-and-now emotional experiencing. How would you help this client increase affect and feeling?