I was waiting in line for a ride at the airport. When a cab pulled up, the first thing I noticed was the taxi was polished to a bright shine. Smartly dressed in a white shirt, black tie, and freshly pressed black slacks, the cab driver jumped out and rounded the car...
Listening is an art that requires attention over talent, spirit over ego, others over self.
You may have been reminded of another popular book while reflecting on the vision of God's open-ended, creative, and lively adventure and on your own role as a partner with God in healing the world. Many persons have found a greater sense of meaning through reading...
If you have this idea (even if the voice speaking to you is very small and quiet) that there might be another way to life: listen.
When you listen you reachinto dark corners andpull out your wonders.When you listen yourideas come in and outlike they were waiting in line.Your ears don’t always listen.It can be your brain, yourfingers, your toes.You can listen anywhere.Your mind might not want to...
Listening is where love begins: listening to ourselves and then to our neighbors.
As the father of two girls (now also grandfather of three), I have cringed listening to some preachers and teachers in the church make perfectly good points while using solely male pronouns during their exposition... There are, indeed, “hidden figures” in our...
A few years ago, Tom Friedman had a column on the op-ed page of the New York Times called "The Taxi Driver." He told of being driven by cab from Charles de Gaulle Airport to Paris. During the one-hour trip, he and the driver had done six things: the driver had driven...
The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention... A loving silence often has more power to heal and to connect than the most well-intentioned words.
We all need hope. No sparkling promises or wishes. No well laid intentions or plans. Hope. Four letters. Four letters that carry the weight of our whole world and all of our life hidden in the depth of their meaning. Whether we are waiting on a check to arrive, a door...