Comments on: Listening Skills

By: Postcards from the Funny Farm » Blog Safari: January 13, 2008

Postcards from the Funny Farm » Blog Safari: January 13, 2008 — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:28:18 +0000

[...] This Eclectic Life Shelly ruminates on the lost art of listening. Unfortunately all of us suffer from feeling like we’re not listened to sometimes. As always, this “wordsmith” who literally changed my blogging life once she found my post randomly, intertwines humor with thought and it al works to improve the reader in some way. [...]

By: bermudabluez

bermudabluez — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 08:50:03 +0000

drives my husband absolutely NUTS but I am the very same way with “weird” house noises. I KNOW the house noises….and the cottage noises. By Heart. I am the one home all the time. Not him. So they should listen to US.

By: Damien Riley

Damien Riley — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:16:43 +0000

Great post. It’s staggering what I see and learn when I take time away from it to simply “listen.” If you’re a believer, you might call it lstening to God. That’s how I see it. But there is something even apart from that of benefit. Stopping to absorb solutions for life’s problems is crucial and we seem to do it less and less on our culture.

By: Matty

Matty — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:52:45 +0000

I NEED to know what happened with the Apple people?? Did you finally get good service?

By: junemoon

junemoon — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:33:26 +0000

What a lovely and meaning-filled post. I, too, am like you that I do not require or want the background noise of a television or even music when I am puttering about or just being. I love music but when I have it on, it’s because I am listening to it.

I really appreciated your examination of listening and hearing. Thank you. junemoon

By: Greatfullivin

Greatfullivin — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:54:53 +0000

Really really good post! I confess, I am a white noise person. Mostly old time radio in the background. I am sure it affects my “listening”. Now that I am aware of it I will have to make an effort towards silence…Thanks (i think)LOL. Have a good weekend!

By: Comedy Plus

Comedy Plus — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:32:59 +0000

I am a terrible listener. My mind always wanders here and there. I’m terrible. I can listen though. I too notice when things are different. Very well done.

Sorry I haven’t been around. My DSL went out with the storm last Friday. Just came back up last night. Thank goodness.

Have a great day and weekend.