The Value Of Listening - Quote of the Day and "Something Extra"

The Value Of Listening - Quote of the Day and "Something Extra" - How Open Are Your Ears?

Published: Wed, 02/06/19

Hi ,

It's Wednesday,

February 6, 2019

Quote:

"We should all know this: that listening, not talking, is the gifted and great role, and the imaginative role. And the true listener is much more believed, magnetic than the talker, and he is more effective and learns more and does more good."
--- Brenda Ueland

This Week's "Something Extra"

The Art of Listening: How Open Are Your Ears?

By Susan Heitler Ph.D.

A Quiz on 5 good and 3 bad listening habits that help or hinder relationships.

Listening, which is one half of the art of conversation, is an act of connection. Even if you can't touch or see someone, you feel connected if you hear their voice. Listening enhances the health of your marriage and other close relationships. Listening to yourself enables you to live with more well-being, especially if you combine listening to yourself with listening to others. Listening to your body keeps you physically healthy. And between a couple, listening is an act of love.

Eating lunch today in the doctors' dining room where I work I was struck by the broad range in quality of the listening skills of the various professionals who were eating there.

Some folks in our dining room are consistently fun to talk with. They are the great listeners. Other folks are consistently unpleasant to interact with. They appear to have stoppered up ears, showing little interest in what others say. Or they respond only by saying what they disagree with, making them quite disagreeable. Ignoring what others say, dismissing it, disinterest and disagreeing suck the energy out of conversations.

How would you rate your listening habits?

Click here to try this self-assessment quiz:

Sending love and blessings to light up your life,
Marlene

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