Don’t just criticize, encourage. Don’t just think, ponder.Don’t just take, give. Don’t just see, feel.
Don’t just dream, do.
Don’t just hear, listen.
Category: communication, empathy, active listening, understanding
From an older post: “ADVICE FROM A RABBIT” by Ilan Shamir (Consejos de un conejo)
Be a good listener
Eat plenty of greens
Let your dreams multiply
Know when to be still
POEMS: “A caring heart” (friendship)
You gave me a shoulder
To firmly lean on
When I felt all alone
And less than strong
POEMS: “My Mom”
You’ve been my rock throughout my life,
wanting nothing in return,
INSPIRATIONAL STORIES: “Two families”
Two families lived nearby. One family had constant quarrels and the other one lived quietly and friendly.
POEMS: “Speak Your Truth” by Trina Graves
We all experience life
In our own unique way
No two people are alike
In what they think, do, and say
POEMS: “To Live in Loving Kindness” by Margaret Jang
To live in loving kindness, it takes hard work,
but this is a reality one should never shirk.
It’s deemed as pure beauty that comes from the soul,
ultimately helping others to be happy and whole.
POEMS: “What do I know?” by Ana María Rabatté y Cervi (¿Qué se yo?)
What do I know about the sorrows of those around me?
From the inner struggles that others feel,
of the reason why people are not open,
of the cause of their childish behavior,
why brothers do not love each other,
POEMS: “Like the ripples on a pool”
Like the ripples on a pool
Which gradually increase
So the seeds of kindness spread
Once they find release
“A Lesson In Communications” (re-blogged)
Originally posted on Inspiring Stories:
Once an old man spread rumours that his neighbor was a thief. As a result, the young man was arrested. Days later the young man was proven innocent. After being released he sued the old man for wrongly accusing him. In the court the old man told the Judge: “They…
SPIRITUALITY: “The small Beatitudes” by Joseph Folliet “Les Petites béatitudes”
Happy are you if you can appreciate a smile and forget a frown;
you will walk on the sunny side of the street.
POEMS: “The tone of voice”
It’s not so much what your say
As the manner in which you say it;
It’s not so much the language you use
As the tone in which you convey it;
