my latest summer read came in the mail yesterday -- and i'm already on chapter three.
Seven Thousand Ways To Listen, by Mark Nepo is the book and i've been heavily engaged.
he speaks on the practice of willingly opening ourselves up to listen.
and listening isn't only with our ears, but all senses. it's asking ourselves questions such as "do I honor what those around me need, in order to hear?" or "do i help them find their center point of listening?"
this level of listening requires patience and practice, but i know it's achievable.
when i purposely create moments of silence for myself, i hear more of the answers to my many questions, struggles, needs and wants and how to utilize my yearning for discovery to be a moment of healing, for others.
how can we make more of an initiative to listen? to honor the truth of ourselves, to others and God?
my weekly intention.
because when truth is revealed, it is up to me to keep that truth visible. to not allow that truth to go invisible again, and to honor the truth i see in you as well. it's a beautiful exchange.
..."so at the deepest level, the most essential level, listening entails a constant effect to feel that moment where everything touches everything else."
xo, me.
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