A goal of mine for 2024 is to get back to writing here. I realized I couldn’t sustain a daily entry. So they might be once a week or so.
But I want to start with some thoughts on listening versus hearing. For me, hearing is purely auditory. Hearing sound and pitch. Workings of the inner ear in concert (sorry for the pun) with our brains. I hear fire sirens. I hear a dog barking. I hear the fish tank gurgling.
But listening is a different act. It involves a mindful approach. It requires you to “hear” the things that aren’t being said. It usually requires you to correlate feeling and emotion with what you are listening to. Listening and paying attention are close cousins. You can’t really listen to what someone is saying if you aren’t paying attention.
A lot of people do not have a hearing problem. But a lot of people have a listening problem. If you are interrupting the person speaking, you aren’t listening. You likely aren’t even paying attention. If you are fidgeting with a pen or turning pages in a book, you aren’t listening. if you are so focused on being angry or feeling rage at the words you are hearing, you aren’t listening.
Challenge yourself this week to listen. To pay attention. Challenge yourself to NOT interrupt. To be patient and allow the other person to say what they want to say. You might be surprised at what you end up hearing when you take the time to listen.
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