by Avie | Feb 3, 2022 | experiences of Listening
Dear Listener, I’ve been taken by the concept of resiliency. Having been a volunteer listener for over a decade now, I have been moved by how the term comes up amongst volunteer listeners. By listening to people in our community we get to see a side of humanity that...
by Avie | Nov 15, 2020 | experiences of Listening, hone our listening skills
Dear Listener, The choice, a personal choice to listen, interests me. The practice of listening, checking oneself – in this moment am I actually listening? – interests me. It especially interests me when the conversation is a difficult one. An emotionally...
by Avie | Nov 14, 2020 | experiences of Listening
(this letter was written on 9/26/2019 – one from our archives) Dear Listener, How many times have you signed up for a listening shift since coming to the Listening Post? For so many of you it would be overwhelming to count. And you do it: you serve. You do it so...
by Avie | Oct 30, 2020 | experiences of Listening, hone our listening skills
Dear Listener, Every fall we hold a retreat for the volunteer listeners of the LP. We’ve referred to these annual events as our Retreat/Advance. This year we held our event online and while we missed being face to face with one another, the time we spent...
by Avie | Sep 18, 2020 | experiences of Listening, Letting Go of Outcome, valuing service
Dear Listener, Recently I’ve thought of listening as seeds. Just as there are things a seed needs in order to thrive and grow, there are things that nurture listening allowing it to thrive and grow. Without light, nourishment, oxygen, and a particular temperature or...
by Avie | May 24, 2020 | experiences of Listening, Letting Go of Outcome
Dear Listener, I have a weekly ritual these days… Once each week I log into our scheduler and delete the shifts scheduled for the next 7 days out. On the surface, this is not exactly what I’d desire to be doing. There is a bright side, though. Each week...
