being authentic in interactions means finding balance

Listening to someone else present authentically is a rush. It's exciting to receive. The feeling of connection is delightful.

Being authentic when interacting with another person is difficult. The skill in describing your experience is to avoid being too generic in your descriptions of your experience, while also avoiding being too specific.

As an example of an overly specific description, "my foot feels heavy." As a listener, I probably don't care that your foot feels heavy.

While the specific description of your physical experience isn't of direct interest, what I (the listener) care about is

1. what is your physical experience?
2. what is your response/reaction to that felt sense?
3. What consequence does your reaction to your own experience have on our interaction?