We can all become masters in the art of listening.
We can deepen the richness and expand the colors in the palette that we use to paint the canvas of our lives.
We can discover the nuance and fluidity of expression and emotion that encompasses true connection and conversation.
When we realize the art of listening is something that we have just forgotten and can rediscover.
Are you ready to rediscover the art of listening that is innate within you?
When we are talking in a conversation and our ears are hearing the words and sounds coming out of the other person’s mouth… but are we listening to what they are saying?
Listening involves the whole person.
We need to listen with our whole bodies just as someone speaks using their whole body.
Here are a few questions to get you thinking about your listening skills. Look them over and then really listen to the people who are communicating with you.
- When you are in a conversation are you really listening or are you waiting for the other person to stop talking so you can say the thing you just thought of to say while they were talking?
- Do you allow a pause after the other person stops talking? Leave a pause and listen to what is being said in the silence.
- Do you listen with an agenda? Judging the other person and what they are saying, or maybe thinking of ways to “Fix” it?
- Do you listen with your head or your heart? Spend the week listening with your heart.
- What do you hear when you listen with your heart?
Practice and refine the art of listening as you move through the canvas of your life.
You will be surprised at all of the things you hear.
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“Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at will change.” ~ Wayne Dyer
What have you been looking at that you really want to be different?
Is it your life?
Is it a relationship?
Is it your income?
Is it your career? …
How can you look at this in a different way?
Make a list of all the positive things about what you want to change-
How does that change the way you look at it?
What steps can you take to attract more of these positive aspects to you now and begin to create what you really want?
It’s up to you to choose your path and what you give your attention to along that path. When you choose to look at things that interest you most, devoting your passion, intellect, and focus to that which really makes you thrive.
This changes your focus and brings everything into a new perspective and changes all that comes into your experience.
It’s important for us all to do that, to delete the things that don’t help us focus on our passion or at least delegate them so they get done and our focus remains clear.
With that in mind I made a list of two things that are clouding my focus and will decide this week if I can let them go or if I will delegate them. I feel better already because I know either way I have made the decision to no longer let them cloud my focus.
What things will you put on your list to remove from clouding your focus?
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Following your inner compass, your inner voice will pull you to the present moment, away from worrying and give you lasting stress relief from the pressures you are feeling.
“What lies behind us, and what lies before us
are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
NOW is the only real moment you can affect in your life!
“The past is history. The future’s a mystery. The present is perfect…that’s why they call it a gift.” So why do we spend so much time ruminating over could-a, should-a, would-a’s?
We worry of the future and spend little if any time thinking about RIGHT NOW.
I believe this thinking may exist in part [click to continue reading…]
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martha’s vineyard musings walking dogs…
I have two Labrador retrievers, Taza who is 8 and Luna who is 6.
They are both technically yellow labs, although their fur is very pale yellow almost white.
Every morning I take a two mile+ walk with “The Girls.” We go to different beaches on Martha’s Vineyard where we live and sometimes we walk in the State Forrest.
This tag, in my blog is about the thoughts, discoveries, ideas, and epiphanies that come to me during those daily walks.
I hope you enjoy them and your virtual visit to Martha’s Vineyard 
I wanted to take a picture of the girls, so I could properly introduce you to them. Standing still for the camera was not quite, what they had in mind mid romp this morning. I will not be winning any portraiture awards but you can see a quick shot of them.
Luna is on the left with the pink-collar and Taza is on the right with the purple collar. They are both the same size despite the angle of the picture.
So there you have it, my two inspiration magnets, friends, and walking buddies.
One of the things I hope to accomplish in this lifetime is to be able to go through my days with unconditional love for everyone and everything I encounter.
I have excellent teachers in [click to continue reading…]
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