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Elaine V Kim's avatar

Developing the listening heart takes being committed to listening and understanding the effort it takes.

Being in silence is a form of listening purposely.

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Alan Davey's avatar

Thanks Elaine—the twin virtues of solitude and silence are surely an excellent foundation for the discipline of listening.

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Natalie Davey's avatar

Yes - the din is hard to hear over but we need to train our ears…

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Alan Davey's avatar

The old adage of ‘practice makes perfect’ reminds us of the importance of training our ears to listen well.

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Lorraine Barter's avatar

So true, we are inundated with surround sound noise, eking out 'quiet and listening' is the challenge of this generation.

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Alan Davey's avatar

Thanks Lorraine for sharing. Your words remind me of Van Morrison’s lyrics, ‘So quiet in here, so peaceful in here, so quiet in here, you can hear, it’s so quiet—a noble aspiration for us all.

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