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Showing posts with label Hope. Show all posts
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Listen and Love
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Romans 15:2
“Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up.”
“You cannot Love People without Listening to Them.”
Love begins with listening
Every act of love is rooted in the simple yet profound choice to pay attention. When you truly listen, you signal to someone that their thoughts, feelings, and stories matter. This attentive presence forms the bedrock of trust, intimacy, and genuine connection.
Why Listening is Non-Negotiable?
Presence: Giving undivided focus shows you value the other person’s time and being.
Empathy: Through empathy you step into another’s world, feeling alongside them.
Understanding: Words carry layers — listening uncovers emotions, needs, and unspoken truths.
Validation: Reflecting back what you hear affirms that their inner life is real and reflected.
The Cost of Being Unheard
When people aren’t listening, they drift toward isolation, walls go up, defensiveness takes hold, and love withers under the weight of misunderstanding. Overtime, repeated neglect of listening breeds resentment more poisonous than any harsh word.
Cultivating Deep Listening
✅ Silence Your Inner Narrator Pause judgments and solutions. Let curiosity, not critique lead.
✅ Ask Open-Ended Questions Invite stories, feelings, and reflections rather than yes— no answers.
✅ Mirror and Paraphrase Repeat back key points to confirm accuracy and show your tracking.
✅ Embrace Pause Allow comfortable silences — they give space for deeper truths to emerge.
✅ Notice Nonverbal Cues Eye contact , posture shifts, and tone all reveal what words alone cannot.
Beyond The Conversation
Listening isn’t just about gathering information — it’s a silent pact of mutual openness. When you listen without agenda, you invite the other person to lower their shields. In turn, that vulnerability enriches your bond in ways no grand gesture ever could.
Thursday, May 15, 2025
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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
You Are Push To The Limits Of Your Strength
2 Corinthians 1:8-11
2 Corinthians 12:5
2 Corinthians 12:9-10
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Monday, January 01, 2024
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Thursday, August 03, 2023
The Beautiful Moments of You, With You and Through You
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“Slow down, take a deep breath
Remember who you are
Right now, all you can do
Is to keep walking through
When your heart is feeling heavy and your mind
is full of worry
Don't forget you've made it this far
You never know what's on its way to you
Never know what's around the corner
The good and bad times in the past
Have brought you right to this moment
Every chance and every fall
Has shaped you into who you are
So don't worry, just look around
Good things will come wherever you're going
You'll know when it is time
To turn the page and let go
Highs and lows can come crashing in
But you're strong enough to weather any storm
When your heart is feeling heavy and your mind
is full of worry
Don't forget you've made it this far
You never know what's on its way to you
Never know what's around the corner
The good and bad times in the past
Have brought you right to this moment
Every chance and every fall
Has shaped you into who you are
So don't worry, just look around
Good things will come wherever you're going
Ooh Ooh Ooh
Good things will come wherever you're going
Ooh Ooh Ooh
Good things will come wherever you're going
You never know what's on its way to you
Never know what's around the corner
The good and bad times in the past
Have brought you right to this moment
Every chance and every fall
Has shaped you into who you are
So don't worry, just look around
Good things will come wherever you're going
Wherever you're going, Good things will come (Ooh Ooh Ooh)
Good things will come wherever you're going
Wherever you're going, Good things will come (Ooh Ooh Ooh)
Good things will come wherever you're going”
Monday, July 17, 2023
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Monday, March 27, 2023
Sunday, December 25, 2022
Saturday, December 10, 2022
Sunday, November 06, 2022
Hope with Feathers
“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches
in the soul and sings the tune
without the words and never stops at all.”
-- Emily Dickinson --
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Sunday, September 04, 2022
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