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Listening problems alreadyWhy someone would use th...

2008-08-19T02:54:00.000+06:00

Listening problems already
Why someone would use that as the start to a marriage??
The song was written in 1973 by Dolly Parton when she ender her relationship with porter Wagoner

The hardest part of being a good listener is to st...

2008-02-23T01:21:00.000+05:00

The hardest part of being a good listener is to still that voice in your head that is busy thinking about what you are going to say when the other person shuts up.

A Covey quote, nice. "7 Habits" was very helpful ...

2008-02-08T20:19:00.000+05:00

A Covey quote, nice. "7 Habits" was very helpful for me. I'm going to read it again soon. I think I'll find more good stuff to think about and apply. Listening is something we always have to work on because it's challenging as we grow ourselves to not start to want to share more than be shared with, and then we end up talking more than listening. I know I do that sometimes when I meet new people because recently I've gotten in the habit of being overly self-promoting in order to be noticed as an artist. Yet then I start to overwhelm people with stuff about me, rather than trying to include them in it. I think I've done that a bit on my blog too, as I find my "voice" online.
Peace.

This article has been included in the 4 February 2...

2008-02-04T20:15:00.000+05:00

This article has been included in the 4 February 2008 edition of Mom's Blogging Carnival

Thanks for contributing this post to this week’s C...

2008-02-04T00:26:00.000+05:00

Thanks for contributing this post to this week’s Carnival of Family Life, hosted at A Child Chosen. The Carnival will be live on Monday, February 5, 2008, so I hope you and your readers will stop by and check out all of the fabulous entries included this week!

There is a big difference between hearing and list...

2008-02-03T20:47:00.000+05:00

There is a big difference between hearing and listening. I wouldn't play this song either on a wedding if I would understand the words. I remember when I bought my first Elvis records I didn't understand a single word because I didn't speak any english and then years later when finally I understood it was so amazing that some songs I loved had a real stupid text and others I loved less the text was good. I always try to listen because if you listen you always learn something.
I am here on my 7th day !

Thanks for participating in The Seventh Day blog c...

2008-02-03T12:53:00.000+05:00

Thanks for participating in The Seventh Day blog carnival! This is a wonderful post . . . "Nothing hurts more than the sense that people close to us, aren’t really listening, to what we have to say." So true and such a problem these days will all of the electronics and gadgets we are constantly competing with!!

Hope you will participate again in the future!

Hi Sham! I must admit I am not a good listener, yo...

2008-01-31T21:54:00.000+05:00

Hi Sham! I must admit I am not a good listener, you pointed it out really well. Thank you so much for reminding me. ;)

Good post! Thanks also for dropping by and your kind comment.

Cheers!

Listening is one of the key skills in life and mos...

2008-01-30T01:40:00.000+05:00

Listening is one of the key skills in life and most people are not very good listeners. You have provided some valuable tips and a great reminder to all of us to really listen.

Thanks for the reminder. Sometimes I find myself w...

2008-01-29T04:41:00.000+05:00

Thanks for the reminder. Sometimes I find myself waiting for someone to finish speaking so I can say what I'm going to say. It's much more fun (and difficult) to wait until they've finished and actually respond to what they say.

Great post!!"To listen skillfully is difficult. To...

2008-01-29T02:04:00.000+05:00

Great post!!

"To listen skillfully is difficult. To listen impeccably, with fixed, full attention is a discipline much like mediation! It requires practice, rigor, and resolve. Make a conscience effort to the practice of listening; starting now!"

Well said! :)

Frist let me thank you for the visit to my blog......

2008-01-28T22:49:00.000+05:00

Frist let me thank you for the visit to my blog...if you don't mind me asking, how did you find me?

Now about your post....I loved what you said...."You heard what you wanted to hear, instead of the message spoken". I fear I have been guilty of that ....as an RN I really try to hone me listening skills, as I find it's the little things the patient shares with me often have the most impact and sometimes can determine course of treatment and the likes. It is my personal life that I fear I am not as attentive as I should be...it's funny...you know how they say we are the toughest on the ones we love....I think that applies to listening as well...it's like yeah yeah...I hear you...sometimes...I can hear my husbands voice see his lips move...and I haven't a clue as to what he is saying...I get this glazed look...he'll then say to me...your not listening to me are you? He is so right....

I to wonder why people chose songs that they do for weddings or funerals....sometimes I ask myself...did they really listen to the lyrics?

Great post...and again thanks for the visit...

Good points. I remember reading a book on "active ...

2008-01-28T21:07:00.000+05:00

Good points. I remember reading a book on "active listening" when I was in grad school for counseling that discussed this kind of approach.

Glad you enjoyed the cartoon :-)

2008-01-28T11:05:33.311+05:00

Glad you enjoyed the cartoon :-)

Thanks for the visit and the nice comment. I love ...

2008-01-28T09:33:00.000+05:00

Thanks for the visit and the nice comment. I love your cartoon and the joke below.