Many people today tend to be ‘hard of listening’ rather than ‘hard of hearing.’ If you’re not hearing impaired, hearing simply happens. Listening, however, is something you consciously choose to do. The art of listening (thus learning) is really one of the best teachers and role models that is free and readily available to everyone, everywhere. Listening requires one to quiet the mind of chatter and concentrate so that your brain processes meaning from words and sentences. Listening leads to learning.
Hearing is a physical process and listening is both physical and psychological. Hearing is passive, listening is active and keeps you engaged with the world around you.
Some of the most valuable listening you will do in your life time will be to your inner self. Carve the time, appreciate those 'gut feelings' that you may have dismissed as indigestion. Your inner wisdom is there; you only need to tap into that fountain of supreme bliss by listening!
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