We can only hear each other if we stop talking.
Butterfly Sand
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We can only hear each other if we stop talking.
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Amen! Too many people just like to talk and have nothing to say. Too many others would share their wisdom with us if they could get a word in edgewise!
I’m gonna shut up now and let you have the floor!
Ginger
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But I have proof of your wisdom my friend, your Ginger Snaps!
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So very hard for some
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Very true
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Too many listen only to respond, too. They don’t take the time to hear what the other is saying. We so need to learn to shut up!
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I must be honest and admit that I have been guilty of this. But I do like to listen, mostly.
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As have I, I cannot lie. I’ve become very good at listening fully, now. Might still slip on occasion 😉
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I have to remind myself of this every now and then. I do like to talk!
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Me too, but I’m learning…
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😉
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Yes that’s very true, unfortunately some people listen with empty brain syndrome , in one ear out the other! 💜💜💜
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Ooooh, I like that! EBS
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It’s a real thing 💜💜
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I second Ginger and Dale.
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They are smart ladies.
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Oh but that noisy chatter from within Pam, I’ve been looking for that off switch for years 🤣
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It pays to spot that glazed look which tells you to shut up for a while!! x
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I am familiar with that look.
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I have a mute button but it rarely works.
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Some people listen, only to see an on-ramp.
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Ha ha ha! Bone, dog, squirrel…
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Ha. But I hear you, Pam.
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And I hear you Cheryl.
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I actually do like to listen, so I wonder why I don’t do it more often!
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Too few people are saying anything worth listening to?
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I like the way you think!
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Ah, yes!
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Simple really.
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Impossible for most.
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So true.
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A great Braver Angels line.
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I did not know that. Great minds…
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