You can make your voice be heard in regards to a certain issue as well as
listen to the others speak about themselves.
I don't want to sing a majority of the time or shout or
listen to others speak random languages.
With rolled - up sleeves and no suit jacket, the former congressman looked more relaxed and frequently sat back in his chair as
he listened to others speak.
Children learn to talk by
listening to others speak, but what happens when that line of communication is severed?
For the auditory learners (like myself) we are motivated through tapes and CD's,
listening to others speak and I believe positive affirmations.
Not exact matches
Once you take the time
to listen to the answers and formulate your next question based on that answer, then you'll be in an engaging conversation centered around a common goal, and the
other party might just forget that they are
speaking with a salesperson.
People who have been fighting for this for too long,
others who were never comfortable enough
to openly talk about their experiences with gun violence, or still
others who were never
listened to when opening up about their experiences with gun violence or were afraid
to speak out — these are the people we are fighting with and for.
I've been around the world and met a lot of talented emcees in various different countries and I've
listened to people rap in Czech, Japanese, German and countless
other languages that I can't
speak.
In addition, Oaktree vice-chairman John Frank stated publicly what
others (POLITICO: «Tribune's anti-Gannett strategy: Tronc, the Lagos Gambit and stalling») have said privately: Michael Ferro's strategic vision is Wizard of Oz - like: «We have met with Michael Ferro and
spoken with him on the phone, and we have
listened to his ideas about building value as a standalone company through a digital transformation of Tribune.
Maybe a good rule is this: If we refuse
to listen to others, then we should refrain from
speaking.
Lent is a time
to listen to God, but sometimes God
speaks through
others, particularly the poor, oppressed, marginalized, and suffering.
It means that instead of
speaking for someone else, we get
to listen; we get
to learn and empower
others to use their own voices.
I was once at one of the mettings, they had a prayer, i looked out the window, was clearly not praying with the
others, and when it came time for me
to speak, none of the christians (and all the rest were praying) would
listen to a word I said.
I, along with every
other American Muslim, can and have
spoken out against extremism but you don't care
to listen.
Only when we sit down and
listen to others, let them become comfortable with us, let us be able
to love them and
listen then
speak, but with words of grace with some salt as the Holy Spirit leads.
When
others experience me as
listening sympathetically, they may become free
to speak in ways that allow them
to express their feelings in a healing way.
Christians that want
to promote hatred of
others would be wise
to really read their own Bible rather than
listen to Christian demagogues — «But I tell you that everyone will have
to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have
spoken.
I did some research into how the word theopneustos was used in
other Greek literature of the time, and without fail, it is used of poets and philosophers who seem
to speak with a certain passion and urgency that makes people
listen and obey what they are saying.
Maybe they ask us
to listen to a voice that provides an opening
to freedom by providing a perspective
other than our own, enunciated by the voice of the one who creates this world at every moment and knows where it is going, who calls prophets
to speak and knows the purpose of their words, who sows the seed of the word with joyful abandon, secure in the knowledge of the harvest.
2) I was
listening to Greg Boyd teach via podcast the
other day, and he was
speaking on the use of gender language in the first century.
One who can not
listen long and patiently will presently be talking beside the point and be never really
speaking to others, albeit he be not conscious of it.
It's been humbling and enlightening
to realize just how much I can learn about myself and
other people when I
listen more and
speak less.
More recently Reuel Howe has called this ambivalence, in terms of communication, a desire
to speak and yet not wanting
to; a desire
to listen, and yet a fear of doing so.2 All of us are pulled in both directions, but with more force toward one or the
other at different times.
The point at which communication frequently breaks down is not in the
speaking or the
listening, per se, but in failing
to check frequently
to see if one really hears and understands what the
other means, feels, and intends.
Or,
to change the image, the one
listens and has nothing
to say, the
other speaks without ever having
listened.
Whether G - d
listens to us or any
other human is another question, but Lord, have we been talking, and we're certainly on intimate
speaking terms after that length of time.
Loving thoughts,
spoken words, body language, physical touch, momentary interactions with
others, acts of mercy and kindness, creating and sharing images of Love through song, art, photography and all creative forms, giving
others attention, being fully present and
listening to others, affirming the spiritual identity of
others, are all expressions of Love.
We as the church shouldn't be above humbling ourselves
to listen to others with different views, because as we
listen the Spirit may well
speak to us about the person and where they're at.
The presence of a significant degree of these characteristics indicates that a person probably is a natural growth facilitator: warm caring, nonphoneyness, robust esteem (of oneself and therefore of
others), accurate understanding (empathy), nonmanipulative outgoingness, and honest acceptance of
others — the ability
to listen and
speak the truth in love.
In turn, the report adds that for the first time in a long time he has started
to listen to other offers with Man Utd, City, Paris Saint - Germain and even Real Madrid linked with a possible raid, with Sport reminding their readers that Jose Mourinho
spoke to Neymar at the end of last season
to convince him
to move
to Old Trafford.
I have always stressed
to parents that they
listen to teachers and
other caregivers that they respect, and model the consistent, positive manner in which these professionals
speak to the children.
Did you know by Kindergarten children will be asked
to follow agreed - upon rules for discussions (e.g.,
listening to others and taking turns
speaking about the topics and texts under discussion)?
Some children enjoy
listening to someone
speaking while
others prefer
to experiment with a new concept through a hands - on project.
They'll learn
to listen quietly when
others speak, and they'll learn what it's like
to be
listened to when they
speak.
Then I started
speaking to loads of
other mothers, who had home births, and
listened carefully
to each of their stories and experiences.
Single dads need
to be aware of how effectively a possible companion interacts with
others,
listens, and
speaks in social settings.
We're all going through similar situations and
listening to other parents share stories and work our solutions in our Ask the Educator Group Calls will get your started on the perspective shift it takes
to start
speaking consciously!
But rest assured: even if your toddler seems slower
to speak than
others, as long as he
listens to conversations around him, seems
to understand most of what is said, and communicates through facial expressions and body language, he's probably just preparing for conversation at his own pace.
Parliament — the very word means «the place where people
speak», and, we all hope, it is the place where
other people (at least occasionally)
listen to them.
I met and
spoke with friends from each Party, and I also took the time
to just sit quietly in the throng and
listen to what the delegates had
to say when talking
to each
other.
She was effusive in her praise for the meeting EQNY members held with Alphonso David and
other top Cuomo aides, saying, «Trans people were not only able
to speak, but we were
listened to.
I enjoyed it immensely from the start, both
speaking and also
listening to other members.
Both songbirds and humans are not born with the ability
to speak or sing, but must learn their language or song by
listening to others, a process called vocal imitation learning or simply vocal learning.
Thinking that the British were too gentlemanly
to listen to other people's conversations, they
spoke freely.
I think James Gunn, the author of the 1972 science fiction novel «The Listeners» about radio astronomy and the search for
other life in the universe, said it well: «It may be that there is no one out there or if there is someone out there he will never
speak to us or we
to him, but our
listening is an act of faith akin
to living itself.
While one of us
spoke, the
other had
to remain quiet,
listen and simply receive the love.
You both
speak and
listen with the intent
to understand each
other.
Allow
others to speak their truth and learn through
listening.
It could be inspiring someone
to take action, giving someone my full attention when they're
speaking to me and really
listening, providing a good example for
others, or just holding space for someone when they're feeling low.
We approach conscious communication as an art, expanding on many different dimensions: how we
speak to ourselves and
to others; matching the communication with the purpose; deep
listening; learning
to communicate from chakra
to chakra.