Most times all a person wants is an empathetic ear; all he or she needs is to talk it out. Just offering a listening ear and an understanding heart, his or her suffering can be a big comfort.”

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“The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. And the best way to understand people is to listen to them.

Most situations we deal with on a daily basis are complicated. just few are black and white. Every other person usually has their side of things, their story, and their way of looking at things. We are not going to be very effective in dealing with them, If we don't take time to really understand what they are saying or how they see things. Most importantly, we need to understand what we are confronting, and the only way that we are going to do that is by effectively communicating and listening to those around us.

Listening is an attitude of the heart, a genuine desire to be with another which both attracts and heals.
Whenever you listen, you give one a sense of importance, hope and love that he or she may not receive any other way. Good listening is a gift of spiritual significance that you can learn to give to others. Through listening, we nurture and validate the feelings one has, especially when he or she experiences difficulties in life.”
Do you know how many lives you could have saved yesterday or save tomorrow if you could give them a listening hear.

When we listen, it is not just about being quiet. It's about listening to what is said, what is unsaid, and
what is meant with your eyes, ears and heart.”

I understand that effective communication is one of the keys to building resilience and maintaining balance in life. With communication we dig the foundation upon which we build our lives. this way we get to understand others and the way in which we attempt to get other people to understand and know us. not listening while communicating clearly and directly with others, we will not understand and we will not be understood.

Most of us do use the skills that are effective in communicating in our work on a daily basis. While some of us do refer to these skills as basic interviewing skills. Unfortunately, many of us put these skills away after work and we do not apply them to the world outside of work. In essence, we may not listen well. We may be tired of listening. We have been listening to people all day. Most times when we are tired, angry or upset, we find it difficult to listen to someone with whom we are angry. If we are ever going to find a solution to the problems in which we are dealing with, be it either at work or at home, we need to talk and listen in order to find out what is happening and what we need to do about it.

Listening is an active process. It does not mean simply sitting silent and staring at someone. To be effective in understanding another's perspective and helping them through a difficult time.

Listening to others isn’t something that we should limit to authority figures. It’s something we can and should do with everyone we encounter: be it our friends, our family, significant others, new people in our life – and even yourself. Good and effective listening offers you many benefits, and encourages the speaker to feel valued as well.

Be all ears always, always pay good attention when someone else is speaking. Because if it didn't mean something to them, they wouldn't talk to you about it at all.

Try listening closely, for the answers you've been seeking may be closer than you think found in the ramblings of that call.

Often times, people assume that little kids can't be clever, i mean they're just kids right?. But if you really listen hard enough, they can give great ideas.

We assume being outside is boring. But if you really listen, It can tell you stories that you've never heard.

People assume that the shy girl has nothing to say. But if you really listen she can brighten your whole day.

So why can't people just listen?

“Always try to listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. One of the problems we have with communication is that we don’t listen to understand, we always listen to reply. But when we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply, we listen for what’s behind the words.”

“We always underestimate the power of a touch, that of a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”

Most times all a person wants is an empathetic ear; all he or she needs is to talk it out. Just offering a listening ear and an understanding heart, his or her suffering can be a big comfort.”

Most people in the world don't really use their brains to think. And people who don't think are the ones who don't listen to others.”

When the two ears are put side by side it forms the shape of the heart and love. Interestingly, the word "ear" sits right in the middle of the word "heart" (h-ear-t). The ear is the way to the heart, so if you want someone's heart, learn to listen to them..