To listen is to lean in, softly, with a willingness to be changed by what we hear.
Quote by Mark Nepo from his book THE EXQUISITE RISK
REFLECTION:
Is there a conversation you need to have with someone – especially someone with whom you disagree. How can you lean in with an openness and willingness to be changed?
The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
Quote by Fran Lebowitz
Frances Ann Lebowitz is an American author, public speaker, and occasional actor. B. 1950 –
REFLECTION:
When engaged in conversation do you wait to hear the other person express their thought or do you start forming your response – not fully listening.
Observe that today!
“Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.”
Quote by Carl Bard, AKA Carl Sandburg was an American writer and editor, best known for his poetry. He won two Pulitzer Prizes, one for his poetry and another for a biography of Abraham Lincoln.
REFLECTION:
Is there a new ending you want to make?
What will you start?
How will you start?