The Power of Listening

Listening speaks louder than talking. We achieve our goals through relationships, and … Relationships are based on listening. How do you feel when someone talks without listening? Do you feel like they are not so much talking with you as they are talking AT you? I...

Be a Lover of Silence

The quieter you become the more you are able to hear. ~Rumi December 22 of each year is ‘Be a Lover of Silence’ Day. How do we become a lover of silence, so that we might hear more? The picture above reminds me of silence, not only because of the immensity...

True Simplicity

The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. – Hans Hofmann Simplicity – it’s a word that has come into use a lot in the past years. As our lives have gotten busier and more full, a part of us yearns to...