People will say they don't know much about me, but the funny thing is I'd answer if they asked.
Loved ones know that.
Others...well they just don't.
One of the main things I listen to is nothing at all.
When I'm walking, I listen to the trees.
When I'm in a crowd, I listen to the tone and the mood.
When someone is talking, I listen to their face....
Sounds funny, I know, but a face will tell you much more then words ever could.
What I really listen closely to tho, is actions.
Actions are deafening.
Actions are the very thing that probes beyond the words, the feel and the ideas.
Actions give you a blow by blow on what's really going on.
Since I started practising yoga a couple years ago, I began to be very mindful of my own.
At first, I still felt very out of control. I would try so hard to have my actions match my intent, match my words and so on. But it felt like I was trapped by this world.
In the last few months, I found a new strength. I hope it sticks around.
The strength lies in the ability to follow my gut instincts and act accordingly. It matches my thoughts and intent and ability to act, by accepting that each and every moment of each and every day are choices that I control. Not every situation is my choice, but what I do with it and how I react to it is.
Back to listening....
People will tell you if they want to be in your life. People will tell you if they care for you, love you or have any interest in you beyond what they can use you for.
All you have to do is listen.
...and I'm becoming an excellent listener.
