The modern world with all its advances and improvisations has taught us to do most things at a quicker pace. I do wonder if in this desire to be quicker and hence more effective, we’ve actually forgotten some basic skills that we intrinsically possess.
Do we listen closely anymore?
Do we listen without getting distracted? Do we allow ourselves to be somewhat present and actually engage in what’s happening in the moments we are in?
The chatter in our minds has become louder and louder with the onslaught of newer and better ways that promote connection to people, experiences and places that wouldn’t have been possible before. However, the cost of ‘those’ connections seems to be our inability to connect with ourselves and our immediate environment.
Have we realised what this is doing to us?
Let’s try and experiment just for today to see if we can bring our focus and attention to just the present, the people in the room, the ambience, the sounds and sights there and help to rebuild our connections with our immediate environment and therefore, our own inner selves.
Listening is an art and it can be learnt and mastered if we choose to make it a priority.
When you close your eyes if it is safe for you to do so, can you listen with an open heart and mind? And when you do listen, can you allow yourself to just do that: listen (without fixing, changing, planning, thinking).
