by Jonathan Gould | Boundaries, Conversation, Identity, Recovery, Relationship, Spirituality, Sunday |
Matthew 28 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it....
by Jonathan Gould | Active Listening, Conversation, Relationship, Sunday |
Listening 6 – Active Listening <> The ‘pièce de résistance’ of Listening (for pronunciation… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_7Rl7BUfh4) There is a form of listening called ‘Active Listening’. On the listening skill menu, ‘Active...
by Jonathan Gould | Conversation, Relationship, Sunday |
The way Home So, here’s another story from us. … I was making the odd response noises. We were driving home from an outing. Libby was talking to me about a few things. There was a pause and she said …” are you listening to me?” At that...
by Jonathan Gould | Conversation, Identity, Relationship, Sunday |
Suck Eggs “Jon, what do you mean I need to learn to listen! “I listen all the time. Its what everyone does isn’t it? “You don’t need to tell me how to suck an egg!!” Well, I’m not sure anyone has actually said that to me – but pretty sure, if...
by Jonathan Gould | Conversation, Identity, Relationship, Sunday |
Why is it so? Why is it that the art of listening features so highly in the interpersonal stakes ? I mean …, why cant others just ‘get’ what I am saying? Why cant I just ‘get on with it’? Don’t they know having to listen and talk about things makes it...
by Jonathan Gould | Conversation, Identity, Sunday |
“Jon! Your not listening to me”. Hmm. And she is right – once again. (Just the words a counsellor wants to hear !?) This is a reasonable protest by my wife. One of the needs we have in common (all of us) is to have people in our lives who we can love...