As simple a task as it sounds, we often have difficulty listening to others. Remember, all you need to do is look at the person, clear your mind, ignore all the other distractions around you, and hang on every word they say. Okay, so maybe it’s not that simple; otherwise, more people would do it better. Part of the problem with listening is that we are too often preoccupied with other things to truly do listening well to someone when they have something that needs to be heard – and whether we like to admit it or not, we are not always interested in what the other person has to say. For … [Read more...]

"The best time to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust." (Josh Billings) Oh, the wisdom in this statement! Briefly walking down memory lane, I can only think of a few times my bursting of information was a good thing – one being after Eric proposed and I couldn't wait to tell the world! Yet, other times such bursting occurred include when I was pushed to the limit and I felt either I had to speak the venomous thoughts on my mind or bust – or when I heard some unbelievably juicy gossip and I felt like I was going to scream if I couldn't tell someone! Generally … [Read more...]