Comments on My Journey To Recovery: Living Life On Life's Terms

"Listen to learn & learn to listen"....

2007-08-23T20:54:00.000+08:00

"Listen to learn & learn to listen"....excellent point. We do listen..but often to only what we want to hear. So an important note to remember is to be aware of what and who you listen to as well....
I think that has something to do with the art of selective hearing which is part of our self centeredness...
:)

Talk about listening, my friend I took to AA yeste...

2007-08-21T21:37:00.000+08:00

Talk about listening, my friend I took to AA yesterday was too busy putting his "own opinion" forward, why would a group of sober people want to listen to a drunken bloke with two years to live?
But thats the way most of us were on our first meetings wasnt it, full of our own importance.
Anyway I hope he keeps going, he has everything to gain and only his life to lose by not quitting now, he was the bloke I must of sunk countless drinks with in the nineties before I took to solo drinking cos I was fed up of sharing with him.
Anyway I am back and I will email you a full holiday report as soon as I finish, for now I got my youtube vid for u to watch on my blog

I didn't used to listen well, I have ADD too, ...

2007-08-20T04:59:00.000+08:00

I didn't used to listen well, I have ADD too, & my mind wonders. But there came a time in my recovery, I started listening with my heart, & guess what? I could hear. My mind sometimes still wonders, but more often my heart hears. I thot I used to be hard of hearing LOL.

In my job (I'm a consultant), I have to listen a l...

2007-08-18T23:28:00.000+08:00

In my job (I'm a consultant), I have to listen a lot in order to advise the best course for my clients.

Many people have their own ideas what they want and sometimes they are the ones who don't listen after they ask for advise.

Thanks arahman7 for your recent visit. :)

Glad to find your blog. It looks great. Was readin...

2007-08-14T03:48:00.000+08:00

Glad to find your blog. It looks great. Was reading your profile and Forest Gump is one of my favourite films too. I love it.

Active listening.....what a great thing that is. W...

2007-08-13T10:22:00.000+08:00

Active listening.....what a great thing that is. We had a lot of that this weekend at visits. It helps so much.
I know I still need to be reminded of that, thank you for helping me today my friend.

Spread the love.........
Nic

I know I didn't do much active listening at all......

2007-08-13T08:54:00.000+08:00

I know I didn't do much active listening at all...but I sure thought everyone wanted to hear me talk! Thanks for a good reminder to listen up so that others can share

9 months of not drinking, silly!

2007-08-12T20:22:00.000+08:00

9 months of not drinking, silly!

sometimes i forget how important listening is. and...

2007-08-12T18:20:00.000+08:00

sometimes i forget how important listening is. and with my add i often find myself trying to remember what i want to say about something i heard, that i concentrate so hard on that, that i also stop listening. listening actively is not that easy. it does take practise...

hope you're having a good sunday out there, my friend!