Write for Good by Laura Staley
Several years ago, driving to the grocery store, my daughter sat in the back seat. Her gentle young girls voice got my attention. “Mom, have you been listening to me or listening to the thoughts in your head?” She gently asked. “Oh, yeah. I was listening to the thoughts in my head. I failed to hear anything you just said, and I want to hear what you said. I apologize. Would you mind starting from the beginning?” Then with my presence, I listened to all she happily wanted to share with me. Have the voices in your head talked louder than the person speaking to you?
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