Listen
Why is it we forget the power of our words? Is it because we are too preoccupied with the craziness of our world to take the time to hear what comes out of our mouth? Do we stop to listen to our thoughts? Seems odd but our thoughts create our words. If our thoughts go unchecked so will our words. Some would say the reason we have two ears and one mouth is to listen twice as much as we speak. Yet it takes practice and awareness to slow down enough to listen. Many times our mouth is moving, yet nothing of value is being said. When we listen we are turning our attention on what is being said, not on what we are going to say next. How often has someone interrupted us thinking they know what we are about to say, yet they get it all wrong. They failed to listen to our complete thought, assuming they know best. We must become aware of our words, but we also must be aware of the words others are saying. At times we are too excited to wait for a speaker to finish, so we jump right in. W