We live in a world driven by sound bites, a world where everyone is trying to get their point across, sometimes not even stopping to take a breath,.
The problem is, when we are all talking, no one is listening. I mean really listening and not merely letting them talk as we, in our minds, are composing what we want to say as soon as they shut up or pause to take a breath.
Listening means more than just courteously letting them talk. It means hearing, not only the words, but the meaning, the feeling and the intensity, trying to understand where they are coming from Yes, many times they are just spewing the party line but, other times, they have something they want to say whether it be some profound thought or, just an I am hurting and need to talk to someone.
Take a few minutes and really listen to those with whom you come into contact. You may, not only learn something, but change a life along the way.
Have a great week.
Jim
