Tag: listening
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Not Everything Needs To Be Said
I love this man dearly. He is a person of deep integrity and grace who has put up with me for more years than I can imagine. I do not love his driving. I’m the more aggressive driver of the two of us. My average speed is nine miles over the limit–I’m not the fastest…
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Pause and Ponder
Don’t let his incredibly interesting outfit confuse you. This young man is a deep thinker. Great thinkers often are quirky people with no concern for societal conventions. Like matching clothes. Throughout history, people who think and act differently have been ridiculed. Some of our most significant ideas have come from people others have seen as…
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I Hear Nothing
The front door opened, and I heard footsteps coming into the kitchen. “Who’s here?” No answer. Not an opportunity for panic; we have grands that live close, and they often stop by and let themselves in. Inevitably, the one that doesn’t answer is Teagan. He wanders in, waves, and sits down, never once taking his…
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The Best Adventure Isn’t In The Known
With Labor Day passed, more schools are beginning, and kids everywhere are into a new normal. Huck, in Pennsylvania, is heading to Kindergarten with the joy of an outgoing boy who loves people. He boldly took the bus for his first day–that’s miniature moxie. Huck has entered kindergarten with a bold, brave brashness that comes…
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Who Is Your Heart Listening To?
One of the greatest disrespects we level at others is to make assumptions about who they are without ever listening to them. Without ever considering their story. To have another base their opinion of me on what they think they know about me without ever having spoken to me is disingenuous and hurtful. When…