Can You Hear Me Now?

Like a lot of you,

I love words.

Words in books.

Words in art.

Words on jewelry.

Words on just

about anything.

For 2011, I even

chose a word to linger
in my mind and sit 
upon my heart.

I chose L I S T E N.

As in stop talking and

let the other person talk.

As in listen to all of

the beautiful sounds

that make up my life.

My kids laughter over

a shared secret or

Gracie barking at the

UPS man....The birds

beginning their songs

early in the morning.

The comforting drone

of a baseball game in

the background.

The clocks ticking

when I am home alone.

As in listen to what

someone is truly saying....

I want my home to be a haven.

{When my husband voices concern

if the house is a mess.}

I want to be loved even

when I'm unlovable.

{When one of my kids

gets sassy after a bad day.}

I want to feel connected.

{When someone laments a

lack of friends.}

As in listen to my heart more

and my head less.

As in listen to God and what

His plan is for me.

As in listen when others

are seeking out help.

Because hearing 
and listening
aren't really the same,
are they?

I've tuned in to tentative 

remarks recently ~ both from real-
life friends and from anonymous

ones on-line ~ indicating that

they don't know how to 

leave comments on blogs.

I did hear you.

I remember how that feels.

You want to join 
in the conversation.

Easy-peasy.  Just click

on the this great tutorial,

for some guidance.

To make commenting easier, I

would recommend opening a Blogger

account.  Blogger, a subsidiary

of Google, is a free service.  

Opening  a Blogger account does 

not commit you to writing a blog. 

Even my friends who write blogs using 

other blogging platforms or those who only 

read blogs have Blogger accounts. It will let 

you link up your e-mail address as well 

as create a profile of yourself with 

as much or as little info as you want to share.

Then, you will have a Blogger name.

You can even add a picture of your

smiling face or your dog or whatever

you'd like to represent YOU.


You can get started, here.

Examples of fun profile pics

And for those of you who consider

yourself old pros at leaving comments,

Why haven't you edited your Blogger

profile to allow an e-mail response from blog

writers, hmmmm?  


When I get a very

moving comment and then write a

reply only to have your address come up 

as no-reply blogger when I hit send,

I am a 

very 

very

unhappy camper.

Maybe you don't know how to enable

e-mail response to your comments.

Perhaps you didn't even realize that you 

needed to enable anything.

Via

Well, you do!

So please follow these super-

 simple instructions

to make sure that

your {virtual} mailbox

isn't duct-taped shut.

If you're uncomfortable using your personal 

e-mail address, you can always set one
 up just for blogging, which is what I did.  
No mixing e-mails from school or my book club 
or my mother-in-law with my blog comments : ) !!

Are you listening to 

your life?

Are you really?

Then you know.

You are important.

You are relevant.

You have a voice.

Now.....use it wisely!

And send me some love.

Pretty please : )

I'm listening.

To listen well is as powerful 

a  means of influence as to talk well,

and is as essential to all true conversation.

~ Chinese Proverb

xx 

Suzanne

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