now hear this

9.october.2026

inspiration station

now hear this

Snippeteers, could we please attempt to be better listeners? I realize there is SO.MUCH.WORLD.NOISE distracting us, but when we are with a person, could we ...

look at him or her in the eye?

listen to their entire sentence or story instead of interrupting?

validate first that you heard what s/he said before you interject your dilemma, your problem, your situation, your thought, your tidbit?

And please ... SET.DOWN.YOUR.PHONE instead of looking at it while someone is speaking to you. It is quite rude to do otherwise. Someone is attempting to share, tell you a story, describe something, give instructions, or whatever. LISTEN UP!

I just feel frustrated lately at the caliber of conversation between humans and the many INTERRUPTIONS occurring (yes, including people named husbands).

Just watch people in restaurants ... everyone is on their phones! Didn't they purposefully set up a meal with their friend/family and specifically get ready to go out ... Why? To ignore their dinner partner and scroll??? To stare at the television in the bar or restaurant (THAT'S another topic - why there are a plethora of TVs in restaurants?)

I am not claiming I am the perfect listener. I can also interrupt with a question, a thought, etc. Yet I truly try to look people in the eye. I truly try to wait patiently until they are finished their sentence before jumping in. I want to be a good listener.

And my new thing ... if someone begins to look at their phone while I'm speaking ... I STOP TALKING. No way can the person text, read, and listen at the same time. And I do not buy into the concept of "multi-tasking." I do not want to hear that they can text and listen to me at the same time. So ... heads UP. Listen up. Listen well.

It makes friends feel poopy when you aren't listening to them. It makes them feel second-hand and unimportant that you would rather look at your phone than chat.

(Why do people even spend time with each other if they are going to be so busy texting other people? Why didn't they just invite THAT person out?)

Can the human brain actually multi-task? NO. Go ahead - google it: "The human brain cannot truly multitask; instead, it acts as a serial processor that rapidly switches attention back and forth between different tasks."

So c'mon snippeteers ... let's be better listeners together. The world is a noisy, rowdy place and there are HEAPS of junk stealing our attention. But when you are spending time with a person, they deserve your full 100% attention - as you deserve theirs.

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Wonderful article and certainly hit home as I was dealing with my Mom's passing after several months of steady decline. Her quality of life was so compromised and in a way it was a relief that she was finally at peace. I was with her as she took her final breath and Rick was saying the final blessing for the dying. It was a very special and affirming experience. Thanks for your Snippets!! They are always spot on!"

~ Sandy in Maryland

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~ Jeanie in Salem, Massachusetts

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~ Blessings, Lesley in Maryland

"I loved today’s snippet. So, I was at Bill’s funeral, too, on Wednesday. My cousin, Carol, is his wife. We are a family that do not get to see each other often, but that is going to change. Life is so fragile and beautiful. Anyway, thank you for your inspiring words. As an aside, the day Bill passed I was finishing up my training to be a hospice volunteer. I think I have a calling."

~ Amy in Maryland

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FOR the soul of Mr. Spoerl and FOR Ken, Sue and their family for the loss of their father / father-in-law / grandfather

FOR the soul of A.M. and FOR her parents, sisters, relatives and friends grieving this tragedy

FOR the soul of snippeteer Sandy's mom and FOR Sandy adjusting and grieving the loss

FOR snippeteer Jeanie's smooth move from Massachusetts to California

FOR snippeteer Deb's mom after several falls and breaks, now in rehab ... and FOR Deb/hubby safe travels abroad

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