Listening

It is a rare gift.  We all possess the ability...but we need to realize how important it is....and take the time to simply listen!

“This is the problem with dealing with someone who is actually a good listener. They don’t jump in on your sentences, saving you from actually finishing them, or talk over you, allowing what you do manage to get out to be lost or altered in transit. Instead, they wait, so you have to keep going.” 

~ Sarah Dessen

“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” 

~ Stephen R. Covey