Listen

Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf. 

~Native American Indian Proverb

Listen
We love to talk and give our opinions about everything to everyone but when was the last time we truly listened to what someone else was saying? More often than not, we are quick to forget that it's not all about us!  Just as we think our experiences need to be shared and our thoughts are the most brilliant ones, there is so much to learn from everyone else that is around us.  The problem is that we usually can't keep quiet long enough to really hear their opinions or stories.  We all can learn from each other but it's hard to do that when we are always trying to interject ourselves into their experience.  Realize that the more we can shush ourselves when others are speaking to us, the more we can learn about them and build stronger relationships.  Sometimes the best thing we can do it to just sit back and listen with our ears instead of our mouths.