The Importance Of The Listener

Having a good listener in you life can work magic for you. You will understand yourself and your dreams and aspirations better. You will become more accepting of yourself. When you are validated by a good listener you have more energy to live your best life. So if you don't have a listener do what you can to bring one into your life. If you do have a listener do all you can to show them gratitude, respect and honor. Important to the communication process is making sure that what you say is understood in the same way by the listener. A good listener will ask you to clarify or explain. A good listener will do part of the work of getting your ideas across. Good listeners are not plentiful. But you still do need to show respect to any listener. The meaning of a message is in how it is received. This is a radical idea to some. They think that what they say is holy no matter what the other person perceives. But in reality it is silly to speak unless you do want to be understood. You would not speak French to a Greek who did not understand French, would you? Try to find words that will be understood the way you want them to be understood when you speak. Friendships and love relationships are built on being able to understand each other. The friend or lover becomes a good listener, each for the other. This doesn't happen overnight. The wise magician works to make sure her spells have a chance to work. She chooses her words with care because those words go outward and inward. That's why it isn't always a good idea to speak when you are angry, other than to communicate that you are angry. Reach out to the magic that surrounds you to find the strength and energy to find a good listener for yourself. It is also a good idea to become a good listener to yourself. May the spark be with you.

The Magic Of Hello

Hello is not said in a void. Hello is said with the expectation of an interaction, the beginning of a dialogue. When you say hello to a brand new day you are saying that you expect to participate in the new day and cause it to give you the benefits you expect. Sometimes we get off in a little world of worry or some sort of dark corner. That is a good time to say hello. Hello means participation not retreat. Hello suggests responsibility not turning of one's back. It is hard to say hello in a lifeless voice. The very act of saying hello seems to draw us to stand up to face what is before us. Think about what is dragging you down and say hello to it. I believe you will feel a positive sense of courage as you face that nemesis with a resounding hello. Once you have said hello to someone or something it is very hard to keep the recipient of your hello at bay. Denial is broken. So say hello to your need to improve your health. Say hello to your financial concerns. Say hello to your joys so you can feel them a little more deeply. When you are learning something and say out loud that you are doing better each time that you do show some improvement in that skill you are helping the skill become stronger. Notice is a way of saying hello. Reach into the energy of the magic that surrounds you and say hello to life. May the spark be with you.