I hear, but do I listen?
I hear people talk to me every day, but do I listen with my full attention?
I hear my body talk to me through physical sensations and injuries/illnesses and changes and fatigue, but do I really listen to the astute information it is offering me?
I hear the soft whisperings of my intuition and of Spirit, but do I always slow down and go within and truly listen and receive?
My answer to these inquiries is sometimes, but not nearly enough.
I’ve manifested a significant, and hopefully temporary, loss of hearing in my left ear from a severe ear infection over a month ago. I am incredibly grateful for my sense of hearing. Yet, this experience has been a broader blessing in that it has been the incentive for me to observe and explore how I listen, when I listen and what I listen to, all of which transcends far beyond the physical act of hearing sound.
I hear with my ears. I can only listen with presence.