quote: listening with the heart
When practicing deep listening, we listen not just to hear but to understand. This practice goes beyond any kind of hearing that can be done with the ears. It is listening with the heart. — Reaca Pearl
article: Beyond Fight or Flight
Gabriel Cohen writes, “Before I moved into my apartment, the previous tenants warned me that a teenager downstairs occasionally annoyed them with the sound of his video games. It turned out that the techno music and beepings were hard to ignore. I tried to be patient but one night, after I was woken up at…
video: the importance of empathy
LIFEHACKER explores the value of understanding how others see the world: “The Importance of Empathy“
quote: becoming the journey
In the end, she became more than what she expected. She became the journey, and like all journeys, she did not end, she just simply changed directions and kept going. — R.M. Drake
article: the power of deep listening
How to Truly Hear from the Heart Heather Plett writes, “My three daughters are all very different in how they view the world, how they communicate and how they process emotions. One of the most challenging things I’ve had to learn as their mom is that I have to listen to each of them differently. “One…
quote: exactly as they are
When you begin to understand, you begin to see that all things are exactly as they are. And even when you do NOT understand — things are STILL exactly as they are. — Ajahn Chah
quote: inner journey
The most essential journey a person will ever undertake begins when looking within. From the first step, the entire universe changes. ― Keith Artisan
article: how to be mindful with a cup of tea
Ed Halliwell writes, “Bringing mindfulness to simple activities like drinking tea trains us to direct attention consciously. We might think we choose what we’re paying attention to in life, but in reality most of us are driven by habit and impulse. By deliberately choosing to attend to an activity, we slow things down and let…
resource: better conversations
From On Being, “It seems we are more divided than ever before — unable to speak across the differences we must engage to create the world we want for ourselves and others. We offer this guide as a resource for creating new spaces for listening, conversation, and engagement. We’ve created it as producers, but more…
quote: forgiveness
In forgiving ourselves, we open the door to forgiving others, and in forgiveness, we create the possibility for widespread social change. The very idea of forgiveness always implies that change is possible. — Jeremy Adam Smith
