SHHHHHH   BE QUIET

We spend so much time talking. It always amazes me how much of our time is spent not really listening or hearing people. Most of the time we're waiting to interject our opinions.

Personally I enjoy listening. You can learn so much more. Not only do you learn what's useful but you also see what to reject.

The older I get the more discerning I've become about what to allow into my thought stream. This means that I can't be open to everything audible that is thrown my way. That means that I must be very diligent about really listening.

Let's face it, we're constantly bombarded with voices, sounds and noise from every direction.

Every electronic device and human voice is fighting for our attention. This requires us to develop very efficient filters and we can't do so if we're busy contributing to the problem. 

We have to shut up in order to be able to shut out what we don't want.

Most of the time, when we don't encourage the attention getters with the big mouths, they simply find somewhere else to go.

Let's learn to just be quiet and listen.

Oh by the way, be careful what you read too!