by Avie | Nov 16, 2019 | experiences of Listening, hone our listening skills, real contact and intimacy
Dear Listeners, “We are constantly drawn into our next phase of life, which is always beyond our current awareness,” so says Mark Nepo in his book titled Seven Thousand Ways to Listen. How does Nepo’s observation sit with you? Did you pause...
by Avie | Oct 29, 2019 | experiences of Listening, real contact and intimacy, valuing service
Dear Listeners, Debbie was invited to share about the Listening Post and did a wonderful job, as we knew she would. I have heard from the staff at KTVA – they said they are all inspired by our service. I remember Carol saying that serving at the Listening...
by Avie | Oct 28, 2019 | experiences of Listening, real contact and intimacy, valuing service
Dear Listener, One of the offerings on our website is, “Lessons in Listening.” Over the years several other listening organizations have taken us up on that offer, but only a handful of individuals have sought us out to learn this practice. Last week I did...
by Avie | Oct 18, 2019 | experiences of Listening
Dear Listener, That statement, listening is a creative force, holds layered meaning. As listeners continuing to hone our skill, we have experienced the immediacy of listening as a creative force. We have witnessed it directly in moments when, just through being heard,...
by Avie | Mar 23, 2019 | experiences of Listening
Have you noticed any differences in how you experience time during your listening sessions vs time in your ordinary life? I’m asking because time is on my mind. And because I recall several occasion when we, as listeners, have talked about how we...
by Avie | Mar 3, 2019 | experiences of Listening, support, valuing service
At our meeting last month, Linda mentioned how our listening impacts people beyond the guests we serve. That we choose to listen, influences people peripheral to the LP. Linda spoke about how she was at dinner with friends and was asked something along the lines of,...
