Welcome to the Blog Party! This week we are talking Listening. This means we are looking for everything and anything on the topic! LISTENING –to pay attention; to convey a particular impression to the hearer How to do it better, qualities of good listening, stuff worth listening to… really ANYTHING and EVERYTHING on the topic. I’m Read More
Last week I was in the line at Starbucks and I heard two men debating the merits of different motorcycles, to be precise, BMW vs. Harley. I piped in with, with a smile- “I prefer BMW.” One man agreed with me and the other said-“You’re just saying it because it is BMW.” (Do you Read More
This week’s topic is listening. As important as it is to be a good listener for others, it’s equally important to be a good listener for yourself. Part of being a good listener for yourself involves self-love. There are a lot of ways to express self-love. My personal favorite is through the use of positive Read More
Listen…..listen to your body. Listen to your gut. Listen to your spouse. Listen to your heart. It’s important to not just listen but hear. But instead of me going on and on about the importance of listening, I thought I’d see if I could get the same point across by quoting a few songs: Read More
As I was thinking about what I might say on the Bliss Habit of LISTEN, I realized it was best to let Martha Beck’s beautifully articulated words of wisdom stand on their own. I created a high-resolution 5×7″ printable poster of this quote for you to download and print out. Simply right-click here and choose “Download Read More
Initially, I began this post by writing down a bunch of notes about all the different ways in which we listen every day. But, I tend to talk a lot… my boys tell me that I sometimes use too many words. And the post was getting really long and unwieldy. So, instead of going on Read More