Word of the Day: RECIPROCATE

Returning the favor

reciprocate (verb) - to act, give, or feel as an equal response to the same; to return a favor or feelings [ ri-sip-ruh-keyt ]

BREAKDOWN: RE[CI]- (back) + PRO[C]- (forward) + -ATE (to do)

• reciprocity is a practice of acting or engaging with others for mutual benefit

• reciprocal means mutually felt, operative, or binding

• a reciprocal, in math, is the multiplicative inverse of a number

“There are many benefits to this process of listening. The first is that good listeners are created as people feel listened to. Listening is a reciprocal process - we become more attentive to others if they have attended to us.” —Margaret J. Wheatley