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Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth
Would care to know my name
Would care to feel my hurt
Who am I, that the bright and morning Star
Would choose to light the way
For my ever wandering heart
Not because of who I am
But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done
But because of who You are
I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
A vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling
And You've told me who I am
I am Yours, I am Yours
Who am I, that the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love
and watch me rise again
Who am I, that the voice that calmed the sea
Would call out through the rain
And calm the storm in me
Whom shall I fear
Whom shall I fear
I am yours
dailies
Monday, February 02, 2009
-11:00 PM
LISTENING
A good listener is a witness, not a filter for your experience.
When listening is genuine, the emphasis is on the speaker.
Genuine listening means suspending memory, desire and judgment – and, for a few moments at least, existing for the other person.
A listener’s emotional reaction seems inappropriate only as long as you can’t see his or her memory.
Listening well is often silent but never passive.
You don’t have to be responsible to someone’s feelings to be aware of them – and to acknowledge them.
Listening is hard because it involves a loss of control – and if you’re afraid of what you might hear, it feels unsafe to relinquish control.
If you don’t listen to yourself, it’s unlikely that anyone else will.
Feelings are facts to the person experiencing them.
An understanding attitude doesn’t presume to know a person’s thoughts and feelings. Instead, it is an openness to listen and discover.
Being listened to spells the difference between feeling accepted and feeling isolated.
Don’t tell angry people to calm down. Doing so only makes them feel like you’re denying their right to be upset.
Most of our assumptions about why communication breaks down are about the other guy. We take our own input for granted.
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Listening is a true art which I am still trying to master... and these quotes are meaningful reminders, though I may not agree with all of them!