Totally agree with all of this! I’m a fan of nonverbal communication. When you are physically present to read facial cues, and hear inflection in voices and see all other body language, it’s listening with all the senses. Thanks for sharing!
😊💛 Thanks, DeAnnafriendsortofaunt. I'll think on this. I am a natural listener, so this Good Word is extra good for me to read today. Larry and I were talking about how texting is such a rotten form of communication, because you can't hear the tone or vocal inflections. So a person winds up inserting their own tone or vocal inflection based on their current emotion or feeling. Listening is so important. Listening and *looking*. Words aren't even necessary so much of the time. Many times you can just look at a person when they're trying to tell you something, and even if they can't say it, you know at least some of the response you can give because you're listening and looking to their tone, inflection, facial expression, and body language.
Looking is a "whole nother" way of listening.
Well, that was a ramble. PS I'm a fellow bird nerd, too. I am impatiently waiting for the hummingbirds and also our nesting pair of painted buntings to hopefully come back.
Totally agree with all of this! I’m a fan of nonverbal communication. When you are physically present to read facial cues, and hear inflection in voices and see all other body language, it’s listening with all the senses. Thanks for sharing!
😊💛 Thanks, DeAnnafriendsortofaunt. I'll think on this. I am a natural listener, so this Good Word is extra good for me to read today. Larry and I were talking about how texting is such a rotten form of communication, because you can't hear the tone or vocal inflections. So a person winds up inserting their own tone or vocal inflection based on their current emotion or feeling. Listening is so important. Listening and *looking*. Words aren't even necessary so much of the time. Many times you can just look at a person when they're trying to tell you something, and even if they can't say it, you know at least some of the response you can give because you're listening and looking to their tone, inflection, facial expression, and body language.
Looking is a "whole nother" way of listening.
Well, that was a ramble. PS I'm a fellow bird nerd, too. I am impatiently waiting for the hummingbirds and also our nesting pair of painted buntings to hopefully come back.
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😭💕☺️ thanks! 🥰