I recently read a quote by David Augsburger:
Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable. [fn1]
Such good advice. This requires that I set down my phone, my book, my knitting, my camera - whatever is claiming my attention - so that I can properly listen to and hear another person.
I wrote a haiku using this quote as a prompt:
Will you listen when
I tell my story? Will you
hear my joy and pain?
Just listen. Just hear. That's all.
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| Even beagle ears are for hearing |
fn1: From his book, Caring Enough to Hear and Be Heard (Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 1983)
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