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Ken1969
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Number of ratings72 Number of reviews24 Listens toOver 18 LanguagesEnglish Listener sinceJun 5, 2014 Last activeover 6 months ago GenderMale PathStep 391 People helped90 Chats304 Forum posts21 Forum upvotes22
Bio

"Empathy matters more than anything"

Hi, I'm Ken. I'm here to listen to you express your feelings about important issues in your life. Sometimes we all need to vent to someone that doesn't know us, so we can speak freely and not worry about being judged. Just like you I am a human being. We all make mistakes, bad choices and experience hard times...but those things do not make us a failure, they offer us an opportunity to grow., to learn and be the best person we can be.

To help me become the best listener I can be I would like it if you gave me some feedback. I'd appreciate your honesty, give me the good, the bad and the ugly. I can only get better if I know what you think about our chats, thanks in advance.

"When we're incomplete, we're always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few years or a few months of a relationship, we find that we're still unfulfilled, we blame our partners and take up with somebody more promising. This can go on and on--series polygamy--until we admit that while a partner can add sweet dimensions to our lives, we, each of us, are responsible for our own fulfillment. Nobody else can provide it for us, and to believe otherwise is to delude ourselves dangerously and to program for eventual failure every relationship we enter."

Tom Robbins

"You need to stop being so hard on yourself, everyone makes mistakes. You need to forgive yourself. You need to focus on healing. You need to develop healthier ways of coping. You have to make the choice to change. You have to be willing to go all in on yourself. You have to be vulnerable and honest with yourself. You don't have to do it alone, but you do have to do it if you want to be emotionally healthy. You matter. You deserve better. You are your only obstacle. You need to start right now!"

Ken1969



Here are some links you might find helpful:


http://waitbutwhy.com/2014/02/pick-life-partner.html

http://waitbutwhy.com/2014/02/pick-life-partner-part-2.html

http://www.baggagereclaim.co.uk/do-you-want-to-be-with-an-emotionally-available-person-be-emotionally-available-yourself/

http://m.loveisrespect.org/dating-basics/healthy-relationships

http://tinybuddha.com/featured/10-ways-to-have-peaceful-loving-relationships/

http://www.baggagereclaim.co.uk/dont-make-someone-the-sole-source-of-your-happiness-or-your-reason-for-being-you-can-be-happy-without-them/

http://www.gotoquiz.com/are_you_mature_enough_to_have_a_relationship

Recent forum posts
Vulnerability
Safety & Knowledge at 7 Cups / by Ken1969
Last post
August 24th, 2014
...See more What does vulnerability mean to you? Are you afraid to by vulnerable? I'm curious to hear your thoughts. 
"Knowing is not enough, you must apply; willing is not enough, you must do"
Relationship Stress / by Ken1969
Last post
July 26th, 2016
...See more I understand how to love without attachment, but I recently discovered I don’t practice it as well as I thought. Loving without attachment to me means loving without the expectation of being loved back. To let love go where it needs and wants to. Allowing it to develop organically, not manipulating it into what you want it to be. The opportunity to love without attachment came and I failed. I let my ego get the best of me, I let fear take over. That fear developed after seeking advice from another person. This person gave me their perspective based on what the situation meant to them. I had my own perspective, one I believe to be more accurate and healthier. I however allowed this friends perspective to get into my head. Instead of living in the present and accepting things as they are I put up a wall to protect myself. I’m not beating myself up over this, I’m taking it as an opportunity for personal growth. I made a mistake and I’ve learned from it. I’m also not blaming my friend, it was my choice to take the action I did. My friend did not put that fear in my head, it was already there. I allowed my old coping mechanism take over instead of the healthier ones I have learned. This situation showed me that I still have some work to do and that knowing is not enough. 
Healthy Relationships
Relationship Stress / by Ken1969
Last post
June 25th, 2014
...See more I'm currently researching healthy relationships. I'm doing this with the intent of becoming the best man I can possibly be for my next relationship. I'm curious as to what others believe makes a healthy relationship, I'd like to hear your thoughts.
Feedback & Reviews
Takes the time to listen and understand you. Recommended.
Lovely man indeed. Definitely a pleasure chatting with him.
He's a awesome guy. Thanks Ken.
Thanks Ken
wonderful person!!
excellent listener and very helpful.
excellent listener
Ken has real experience. Helpful! Thank you!
Great person, listens and understands
I feel heard.
Great advice, listens well and very caring
Very understanding and kind. He's easy to talk to and genuinely interested.
Amazing - recommended
Ken is absolutely the best listener I've spoken with on this site. He's attentive, empathetic, and kind. It was a true pleasure speaking with him and 7Cups is lucky to have him. It was like having a chat with Buddha.
Ken listens and understands. He is very helpful, and is not afraid of hard topics.
It was a pleasure talking to you. :) You really put me at ease. :)
Great listener!
Provokes thoughts and in turn increases understanding of self. Wonderful chat!
Great job at getting me to see things from a whole new perspective. Would highly recommend him.
Wow. Right there to chat one on one. When I needed him, he was there.
I think you're an awesome listener. I like how you don't try to feed me BS. You listen and give me honest down to earth responses :) Keep up the awesome work!
Very very helpful. Gave me a new perspective to think about my problems, and showed me that any problems can be solved, really. Thank you so very much.
I had the feeling that you totally try to understaind what is going on in my mind. You were so attentive. You knew when a question or when just listning would bring me further in my mind.
Thank you very much for the chat, I just can totally recommend you! :)
Thanks so much!
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