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I took an effective communicating class and the instructor told us to try waiting 3 seconds after the person speaking finished before we started to speak. I have been actively doing this and it workd… a step in the right direction.
alostangel's Life List
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1. learn how to weld
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2. be Q
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3. wants to meet new and interesting people
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4. figure out where home is
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5. live simply
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6. decide what the hell I would like to do with the rest of my life
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7. learn how to whistle
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8. Give away my gmail invites
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9. become an interesting person
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10. learn to SCUBA dive
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11. go to more museums
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12. get out of las vegas
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13. Get my Degree in Psychology
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14. be nicer to people, even if I don't like them
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15. think before I speak
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16. fall in love with the right person
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17. get better at going places alone.
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18. Take advantage of more events in the city
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19. Cross the equator
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20. live on a boat
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21. pay off my student loans
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22. NEVER apologize for who I am!
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23. get more tattoos
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24. have my own library in my house
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25. see all 50 states
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26. See the Cubs win the World Series
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27. learn pottery
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28. sail around the world
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29. sail the oceans
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30. Listen
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31. stop flipping people off in traffic
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32. alostangel wants to know: what is your quest?
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33. meet Dale Jarrett
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34. learn ballroom dancing
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35. waste time and not feel guilty about it
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36. buy a boat
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37. Be nice or be quiet
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38. make a will
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39. Go on an Alaskan Cruise
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40. See the Southern Cross
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41. Enjoy the chaos that is my life.
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I know many of us have the same problem, we don’t really listen. Often we are not even polite enough to let someone finish before we speak. I know it is something I do often, though in fairness, since becoming aware, I have gotten better.
Also, I don’t remember the exact quote, but it was something about listening to the silences as well as the words – makes sense to me!
I like that people are zaney enough to get on here and share! I like my big lazy dog, pizza, sunshine off the lake, wind in the sails, fast cars. I like lilacs, lilies, dandilions. Sappy movies, bad westerns and scary books.
