Listen

An important part of communication is listening. I have been trying to teach this to my nephew for 10 years...Listen first, then talk. He seems to understand for a while, and just when I think he has got it...well, he falls right back in to the same old habits. It is a pattern of talk about everything and not listen to anything. Sometimes I think we all fall back into those old patterns. The only way to learn something is to listen. 

"Be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry." ~James 1:19

Maybe we should all listen little bit more and hear...truly hear what is going on around us. There are so many things to listen to. What is important? The sounds of the birds singing in the morning...children laughing in the park...squirrels chattering in the tree...crickets chirping in the dark... 




All these sounds with their rhythm, cadence and heartbeat whisper to us. 
We should listen.