I really need to work on this. I have always had a problem with talking too much. In fact, my parents & grandparents have told me that I was talking in full sentences before I could walk!
Speaking of parents, my Mom is a really good listener. I’m going to try to shut up and pay more attention to how she does it so that hopefully, I can emulate her.
I know that it means a lot to me, personally, when someone is being quiet & really listening to what I have to say. Sometimes you don’t always want advice either, you just want to vent. I always try my best to listen and usually hear mostly everything someone is saying but I do have a tendency to talk and I also have a bad habit of interrupting. I hope to learn to be a better listener and less of an annoyance.
I can honestly say that I really made an effort to do this recently, on Christmas & had some success with it. I found myself just sitting quietly while listening to others much more often than I usually do. So I guess that’s a start, right?
