Am I listening (?)

I get a regular article from this Jewish school. I very much enjoy some of the thoughts and ideas that they present concerning the Old Testament and the Torah. Here is part of this mornings article.

Ziegler School of Rebbinic Studies
Rabbi Cheryl Peretz, Associate Dean Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies

"Communication - the two-way exchange of ideas, facts,

thoughts or feelings - is the key to any successful relationship.

The reality, as Steven Covey, author of

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,

outlines is that most people do not

listen with the intent to understand,

they listen with the intent to reply.

The failure to listen, to hear, is not just about the words

that are missed, but cuts to the core of the connection

that exists between two people.

.When one person feels like another is not listening,

it creates a deep abyss, a void so intense that it

leaves one feeling invisible, lonely, violated.

Over time, it can destroy any good parts that

remain in the relationship.

And, while this can happen in any relationship,

it is so much more difficult in the most intimate ones,

between life partners."

Just a thought for the day;

Mervi