Those who listen always learn. Whether they know it or not.
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Those who listen always learn. Whether they know it or not.
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So that’s what happened with the loud music all through my youth, couldn’t hear a thing…or maybe didn’t want to 😂 🤣
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But I’ll bet you know the words to the songs! There’s a lesson there.
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Lol, Touché and well said Pam, well said. You got me 😂 🤣
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As a kid, I used to think I was really good at tuning my parents out. But, over all these years since they each died, my head is filled with their words of wisdom.
Even with my girls, now 55 and 53, I am pleasantly surprised sometimes to realize, “She was listening to me!”
We not only reap the benefits for ourselves if we take the time to listen, but being a good listener can make a huge difference in someone’s life who needs to be heard.
Ginger
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That is so beautifully said Ginger!
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Well said dear lady, it is indeed the listener who reaps the greatest wisdom…for them and the talker to finally be heard 😀 ❤️ 🙏🏽 🦋
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We all need to be heard.
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Well said!
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Thank you.
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You’re welcome.
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Cheers to the power of listening.
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It often happens when we are not even paying attention.
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This is so true, Pam. Too many people just want to talk.
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And sometimes I just don’t want to listen.
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And they don’t get that! LOL
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Absolutely true. When you sit back and listen, so many things make their way into your brain. Then one day, faced with something you’ve not experienced, you can go through that Rolodex in your head and find what you need 🙂
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I was once playing Trivial Pursuit and I kept answering the questions correctly. When I was asked how I knew all this arcane information I could only shake my head. I had no idea.
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I rock at Trivial Pursuit, too 😉 My head is filled with “useless” information 😉
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Sometimes it takes a while for what you hear to sink in, but it does work.
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As long as it doesn’t get lost in the minutia we fill our brains with.
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The key is in the listening.
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Absolutely!
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