so the results of our actions come back to…
Page 68, so the results of our actions come back to us in a loop communication is a relationship, not a one-way passage of information. You cannot be a teacher without a student, or a seller without a buyer, a counselor without a client. Acting wholeheartedly with wisdom means appreciating the relationship and interactions between ourselves.
— from Communication & Conflict (Communication/Conflict) · NLP by O'Connor and Seymour
In the book
Communication is a loop, a relationship, a continuous exchange of feedback in which each person's response shapes the other's next move; trying to understand it from your side alone is like trying to understand a tennis match by watching only one end of the court. There is no teacher without a student, no speaker without a listener — the meaning lives in the relationship between you, not in your words alone. Master that loop, and the friction that comes with it, and you will be able to repair almost anything. — Communication & Conflict (Communication/Conflict)