BlogHer - really listening - Comments

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

violetteb — Mon, 12 May 2008 00:04:02 -0500

The Dietrich Bonhoeffer quote really says it all. How profound it would be if we all listened more.

isn't it amazing

Mata H — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:02:15 -0500

It never ceases to amaze me how smart folks were even before computers! LOL ..the older I got, the smarter my elders became, too...how odd <wink>

~~ Contributing Editor, Mata H. also blogs relentlessly at Time's Fool

"listening as an ally"

Mata H — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:01:48 -0500

That is a great phrase..and yes you are so right that we need to hear the joys too...listening is a "fair or foul weather" deal.

~~ Contributing Editor, Mata H. also blogs relentlessly at Time's Fool

Listening actively

Candelaria Silva — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:36:48 -0500

It is important to listen actively, to listen as an ally, to truly hear. I think it is important to listen to catch the joys and not just the sorrows. Thanks for sharing. Recently, I've started turning away from the computer screen when on the phone in my office, and giving my full attention to the caller. It's resulted in a notable change in the quality of the conversation.

A couple of years ago, I started striving to approach people as fellow inhabitants on the planet earth. We both are here and both belong here and should give each other at least that level of respect.

Thanks.

Candelaria - Good and plenty!

My Grandmother's Wisdom

WickedStepmom — Wed, 07 May 2008 08:35:38 -0500

My grandmother always used to say:

"You learn more by listening than by talking."

- Cate
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