Consider what mighty work we expect mere words, on invisible breath, to carry.
Those who devise deceit against the quiet people destroy their own space.
The ways of communication in my childhood household are not the only ways of communication. There is hope. I can get into another world.
If I could get back into a womb to come out again, where would I like to be born? I can choose to live according to some of that other world now.
Seems to me that a requirement in elementary school that we learn several languages would make us more intelligent and wise.
Will I choose to listen only to the brokenness or will I let the hope seep in?
Most of the time it's best to listen to what the other person thinks his or her needs are, rather than to presuppose or assume.
I so often fail of remembering what I comprehended and of comprehending what I heard, that I ought to have some compassion on anyone else's communication difficulties.
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*Listening: The Last Link to Everything You've Ever Wanted (56 pages)
*What to Do While Listening: Practical Ideas for Use Immediately (12 pages)
*New Words for Better Listening, Loving, and Living (24 pages)
Consider making a drawing, chart, or graph that will help your listeners connect, attend, and understand.
Make a list of the places you would like to see justice for someone besides yourself. Do one small thing toward justice today.
Comfort, sharpening of thought, and peace. These we can give to one another by listening well.
Choose someone today who is "beneath" you to give that person your gift of listening.