As a full-fledged caregiver, enabler, overseer, one of the skills I work on one day at a time is to be quiet. I am slowly learning to give the other person a chance to speak, and listen, really listen to what they are saying. Not as easy as it sounds. Like most people, while the other person is talking, I’m already forming a rebuttal or an “I know how to do it better” suggestion.
As we begin a new week, here are a few tips on the value of listening. No need to respond verbally.
“No need to respond,” doesn’t that take the pressure off?
Simply sit back and read – listen with your soul.
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The quieter you become the more you can hear.
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The world gives us answers every day. We have to learn the skill of listening.
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Most of us don’t listen to understand, we listen with the intent to respond. We think we have to have a quick comeback.
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Your first instinct is usually right. Take time. Listen and think about the situation.
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To respect someone is to listen, really listen to what they are saying.
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Speech is silver. Silence is golden. Discretion is more valuable than the most eloquent words
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I am a Quaker – in case of emergency, please be quiet.
“The less form in religion the better, since God is a Spirit; . . . the more silent, the more suitable to the language of a Spirit.” William Penn
