I have a "Bucket List" for my life. I've never really written it down, but it's there. Of course it includes items such as having a glass of wine and cheese on a street side table in Italy with my husband and the "typical" dreams that such lists elicit. But my list also explores things I want to become and be in this life.
So this post is dedicated to #1 on my Bucket List....to become a better listener. In my musings, I poke fun mostly at myself and my incessant need to be heard, but I examine the truth of my heart as I journey to pursue the things on my bucket list. I hope you enjoy and consider what you may want to become in this life.
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News flash...research finds that our ears work without the involvement of our mouths! It's true, I've tried it out a time or two....and I can confirm it DOES work.
Why is there such a compulsion to hear our own voice when we listen? Why does it seem so difficult to just be there, to hear, to support? Why must we find a story, tell our version or offer unsolicited sage advice?
Speaking for myself, I think I've lost the art of listening; of being present right here, right now and enjoying the here and now. Drinking from the relationship and time and space I am in at this very moment vs. rushing off to the next thing in my mind.
Regardless of where I am, I need to commit myself to be all there and listen. From that level of attention, I can hear you and I can be with you in whatever raw and real state you are in-good, bad or ugly. It’s only then that words should be shared. After I have heard, listened, seen and can respond with meaning, not just offer "place-holder text" (to borrow from word processing tools).
Yep, bucket list item #1 is under construction. I'm becoming a better listener every day. I'd love to hear your thoughts about listening.
Thanks for reading, enjoy this moment.
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