Day 276 -- Listening

I finished up reading a book called The Listening Life written by a Presbyterian minister and counselor on how to really listen in all the areas of life.  For me, it was something I need to work on, and I learned a great deal from it.  We do live in such a world of distractions and high speed that we are losing the art of slowing down and listening--to others, to our inner selves, to God, to nature--I highlighted so many things in it, that re-reading the highlights will almost be re-reading the entire book!  But it will be something I need to look at again and again to remind myself to breathe and slow down--and listen to others and really hear.