tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260474823266276024.post8060005055546683971..comments2023-06-15T09:10:22.852-04:00Comments on Knees and Paws: Listening in for the New YearAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456360103620523621noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260474823266276024.post-38460510074544356902012-01-02T10:04:01.626-05:002012-01-02T10:04:01.626-05:00This is really profound. I think the Christmas aft...This is really profound. I think the Christmas aftermath/ beginning of a new year is always a little more difficult to meet with unsullied purpose. <br /><br />I really enjoyed reading what you took the time to share about listening. One of my goals for myself this year is to listen more- talk less, so thank you!<br /><br />This is going to be a terrific 2012, and I hope and pray all the best of it for you, my friend!Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260474823266276024.post-46250297961589096292012-01-02T09:40:29.896-05:002012-01-02T09:40:29.896-05:00I know full well what your post says because I kno...I know full well what your post says because I know how I have felt when I try to share something with some one and in the middle of what I am saying they appear to be interested in something else around them. That disturbes me and tells me that I also need to listen. If we only changed one thing for 2012 and that being listening deeper it has to be a better year. Thanks for this eye opening post that has true meaning.<br />Not to be a commercial but as for your comment about feeling a little too much when you look at yourself there is a product that is rapidly taking over around my neck of the woods called "Body by Vi". It is a shake you drink in place of two meals and I have heard many friends say they have lost anywhere from 15 to 30 lbs and the shakes are not only for weight management but better health. Linda and her daughter are using and enjoying it. Just a thought. Take care and know I am listening.<br />OdieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920831144240024660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260474823266276024.post-32881293090137321562012-01-02T09:24:08.365-05:002012-01-02T09:24:08.365-05:00I enjoyed your post very much today, Jenny, for it...I enjoyed your post very much today, Jenny, for its honesty. I suspect that there are many, many people feeling just as you feel at the moment. It's strange when it happens, because it's as if we can't stop ourselves. Can't stop ourselves from saying to our loved ones, things that we know we shouldn't be saying. I am fortunate in that, most times, I am in a good mood, but there are the odd occasions when I will pick an argument just for the sake of it. Then, afterwards, I feel bad and ask myself "why did I behave like that?". I really do hope that your mood will lift again very soon my friend. Don't forget, WE are all out here LISTENING to you through your blog posts. Brenda Ueland certainly has made some wise observations there. It is so true, because I know when people have laughed at something I've said, I really DO become funnier! Happy New Year to you and your little family, and let's hope that it will be a good one for all of us. Hugs.Southhamsdarlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285980805569582676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260474823266276024.post-87311594425139462482012-01-02T08:58:09.118-05:002012-01-02T08:58:09.118-05:00Thank you Shady! What a thoughtful comment. There...Thank you Shady! What a thoughtful comment. There is a gift in what you said about listening as if I were a child again...it was then that I could really hear bird song and tiny bugs and wind. And of course the lovely sound of my family while they worked in the kitchen or told a story. Happy New Year to you too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456360103620523621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260474823266276024.post-41704714871981914912012-01-02T07:54:45.211-05:002012-01-02T07:54:45.211-05:00You will bounce back from this temporary state, Je...You will bounce back from this temporary state, Jenny. You can't not bounce back. The upswing in your mood begins right now as I tell you how much I appreciate this post. I'm a great believer in what I call "deep" listening. Listen as if you were a child again. Forget what you think you know and just listen. Turn off the sound of your mind's chatter and just listen. Don't worry about what you're going to say when the room falls silent. Silence is golden. <br /><br />Through deep listening I have come to appreciate new forms of music. I have come to know and love all ages and types of people around the world. <br /><br />Thank you for this, and happy new year to you, dear friend Jenny!Shady Del Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839935472941264414noreply@blogger.com