Listening

So you think you know what I think.

I will have a conversation and then turn around to hear, "I know you don't like . . . " And it has nothing at all to do with what I don't like.  I usually try to correct that misconception, but the same trouble that caused it, still exists.

Stop thinking and try listening.

It is actually amazing how little people really listen to others.  I have been the one who called someone and had them tell me all about themselves and hang up before I got a word in edgewise or told them why I called!

Family is one thing, but what about professionals?  Nurses and doctors ask questions and later it becomes obvious they missed the answer.

I enjoy chit chatting, but in the end communication is an art some people just don't have.  They don't say what they mean. They don't hear what I say.

Without listening there can be no real two way communication.