SUNDAY: Listening 6 – Active Listening
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...SUNDAY: Listening 5
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...SUNDAY: Listening 4
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...SUNDAY: Listening 3
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...SUNDAY: Listening 2
“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...About my Blog page
The seed thoughts for these short pieces of writing often arise when I’m least expecting it - reading, mowing the grass, going for a walk, in the shower(?!). I see them as ‘moments of clarity’ - and I love them. (They certainly don’t happen all the time). Pretty sure you would know these kinds of moments as well.
Sometimes I manage to capture my thoughts and write them. And there's a fulfilment that comes in the sharing. These days we call it blogging and thanks to social media, the sharing is efficient.
Topics tend to meander around subjects of Identity, Boundaries, Relationship, Recovery, and Spirituality. I call it ‘SUNDAY’, being a good day for a bit of reflection.
Avail yourself of the content as you will.
May seed thoughts be planted;
Seedling thoughts watered;
And mature thinking gathered.
JG