Gathas at WorkBY JOHN MILLER
The collection

FEEDBACK & REFLECTION

When Feedback Stings

The original illustrated Gatha card for “When Feedback Stings”, which includes the verse as part of the artwork. The same verse appears as text below.

When Feedback StingsI feel the flush rise.The mind races to defend.I breathe.I listen.This is not an attack,but a mirror.

John Miller

Reflection

Sometimes even well-meant feedback lands hard.

We feel exposed. Misunderstood. Judged.

This Gatha offers a pause before the story spins out. A moment to breathe. To shift from reacting to reflecting.

It doesn’t ask us to agree with the feedback. It invites us to listen without armor.

Because when we see feedback not as an attack, but as a mirror, we create space to grow, choose, and respond.

📥 If this Gatha resonates, consider sharing it with someone navigating tough conversations.