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The Importance of Listening

The Gift I Need

Listen…only listen.

Do not pursue me

as though you were God.

The gift I need

is your hearing and your heart.

     …Thomas John Carlisle

Some of you have asked, “What is the best thing to say to someone who is grieving or sick?”  I’m not sure it’s so much about what you say, but how you are willing and able to  listen.  Follow the beliefnet.com link below – there are some helpful hints for becoming a better listener.

http://www.beliefnet.com/Health/Healthy-Living/How-to-Be-a-Good-Listener.aspx?source=NEWSLETTER&nlsource=10&ppc=&utm_campaign=Inspiration&utm_source=NL&utm_medium=newsletter

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