What we do to survive is often different from what we may need to do in order to live.

When we are seen by the heart we are seen for who we are. We are valued in our uniqueness by those who are able to see us in this way and we become able to know and value ourselves.

Just Listen an excerpt

The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention…. A loving silence often has far more power to heal and to connect than the most well-intentioned words.

Sooner or later we will come to the edge of all that we can control and find life, waiting there for us.

When you listen generously to people they can hear the truth in themselves, often for the first time.

From a good teacher you may learn the secret of listening. You will never learn the secret of life. You will have to listen for yourself