set me on fire.

” Good listeners care enough about you to go beyond their clamoring mind to get in touch with the deep feelings concealed behind the words. They are interested in identifying with the peacefulness – the silent witness – the watcher who sits in the stillness and knows. They know that, deep inside, we are the same. Beyond the words, beyond the histrionics of ego, forever jockeying for position, good listeners know that we are all pure being – the sense of “I am.”

When you connect at this level, words are rarely necessary. They become amusing playthings for sport – puns and jokes to help you enjoy one another through laughter and joy. Together, you can share the myrth of poking fun at the inadequacies of language.

When you find such a person, you have found a true treasure. When you become such a person, you are in a position to offer others a rare and valuable gift – your time, your undivided attention, your empathy, compassion and feelings of closeness. Your heart.

How do you become such a person? A good place to begin is to begin listening . . . listen with your heart. “

“To stay in love . . . live from your heart,
It’s just a little give and take, to stay together even when you’re apart.
To stay in love . . . give from your heart,
Take a little and give a lot, and talk it over from the very start.
Stay in love, and live . . . live from your heart.”
- from the song, “Live From Your Heart” by Tupelo Kenyon