This Daily Prompt is amazing. Even though I'm completely sporadic about writing, I read the prompt everyday. This one stayed with me yesterday (It's from yesterday) and I made a point on a number of occasions during the day to be aware of my behavior and try to be a better listener. To not interrupt. It's hard sometimes! When I know the answer and my urge is to just cut to the chase and blabber on about what I know. There are all sorts of reasons to want to hurry - there's so much to do, so many items competing for attention, I want to move to the next thing, get it done. Alas, that is zooming through life instead of experiencing it. If I listen more carefully, I reap the opportunity to learn something new!
I want to be better at this. It's as much a selfish motivation as anything. It just feels good because it requires you to be much more in the moment and present to who you are in dialog with.
A patient listener is one of the qualities I want to live -- especially when I have a partner once again!
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