Does anyone really

listen anymore? There is so much sharing, liking, spreading, linking, forwarding, buzzing, and re-tweeting that I often wonder if we speak and share well, but listen poorly . There is great value in the speed at which information, innovative ideas, and important causes can spread. The flip side is that we rarely sit and pour our attention into a person.

I see this in myself. I immediately disregard long text messages, blog posts that are triple this size, or someone that rambles when they speak. The challenge is to not disregard those people but listen when it is hard. Also, I believe we often do not even really listen to the great quote we retweet. How often do we meditate on something for ten minutes before we re-tweet it?  Share well. Speak well. Listen well. We need all three. If all we do is share and speak we will quickly become deaf.