Just Listen

Find Something To Feel Good About Everyday! “I felt it shelter to speak to you.” Emily Dickinson The best way to understand someone and to try and see the world through their eyes may be with our ears – by listening, really listening. Like most people I often jump in too soon, interrupt or think about my response before the...

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The Art of Listening

Here’s Something To Feel Good About Today! Sometimes strangers open up their hearts and divulge very personal matters. It was that way for me today, when a woman I had never met before talked with me for about a half hour about her painful divorce, her impending move across country, her storage rooms packed with stuff and her...

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The Willingness to Listen

Here’s Something To Feel Good About Today… How well do you listen? I thought I was a good listener until I realized that I actually screen out some of the words I prefer not to hear, including words of truth that may be painful to acknowledge. It’s easy for me to become defensive during a disagreement, to turn off and shut...

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