My niece Savana is a talker. She talks ALL THE TIME. And I find what happens with that is she doesn’t listen enough. We were watching Yo Gabba Gabba one day and they sang a song where a line in the chorus said something to the effect of “Shhh, be quiet, just listen.” I get on her from time to time when she is talking non-stop and say that line, to which she rolls her eyes and laughs. But when you think about it, this rings true not only of children but some adults too!
I used to be a big talker but over the years, I have learned to listen more and process things before saying what I need to say. I’m not perfect and have my moments where I do put my foot in my mouth but I’m not as impulsive these days as I used to be back in the day.
It amazes me how many people are so set in their ways that they don’t want to listen. I have learned the hard way to just let it go because if you try to push your two cents on these folks, chances are you end up sounding like one of the adults in a Charlie Brown cartoon, “womp, womp, womp”. LOL!
The ironic thing about this is that those people who don’t listen are usually the ones who ask for advice or ask what you think ALL THE DAMN TIME! It never ceases to amaze me. Oye. In the end, I think that we can all learn from each other. So it’s okay to be quiet and just listen. You might learn something.
Yes, this is what I thought about while in bed sick today. Cold meds make you think about weird things, lol.
