My communication......... talking, writing, typing, body language, facial expressions, yelling screaming, laughing...
I am a communicator..... well actually, I just talk too much! I interrupt people..it's a horrible habit and I am working on it. I tend to be thinking too fast and jump in with my thoughts before I am supposed to. (If you have experienced this when with me, I am so very sorry...I was not intending to be rude) But I do love listening to people and talking and typing to communicate my thoughts. I have decided to write down more with pen and paper...or perhaps with fingers on a keyboard, to communicate my thoughts to Jesus and to all of you. It's my way of sharing His love and why I am who I am... Just like God made me to be. I will give Him more prayer and talk time because I need Him and He deserves my time. I will also communicate to people why I appreciate them and love them more than I have. I appreciate you...yes, you. Don't look over your shoulder like I'm talking to someone else in the room..YOU! I appreciate you! Whether I have known you for years or days or haven't met you face to face yet, I appreciate you taking your time to read my feeble words and getting to know me. I am pretty gosh darn transparent and that makes me pretty vulnerable. It's kind of scary putting all my feelings and thoughts out there, but basically I have always been a "what you see is what you get" kind of girl. So thank you for wanting to get to know the real me! Communication can build up or tear down.... I'm going to try my darndest to build up! I am going to stop....try to stop..... interrupting.. my next thought is not as important as YOU are!! How are you going to change your communication skills?
(cute little one mailing a card to Santa at the Pinterest mailbox)
In that particular thing we are a lot alike. My mind runs so fast that I think of a bizillion things I want to say when I listen. I heard a quote recently - maybe I even posted it: “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply." ~ Ernest Hemmingway.
ReplyDeleteThank you for reminding me from 'Almost Mayberry' that I need to work on that with people and with God.
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