a few more thoughts on listening. . .
There is a host of reasons why we don’t listen well to each other. In the whirlwind of our daily lives, the most common reason is that we are just too busy and because we’re busy, we’re tired, and when we’re tired we don’t want to take the effort needed to listen well.
There is another very common reason for why we don’t listen. Do you ever want to listen to someone who is “pressing your buttons?” Why would you want to listen to someone who enjoys tossing out phrases such as:
What’s wrong with you?
Why don’t you ever listen to me?
You always. . .
You never. . .
Know what you should do?
The truth is that we don’t listen to people who complain, whine, nag—people who press our buttons. We simply tune them out.
You and your partner have been together long enough to know exactly how to press each other’s buttons. So, why do it now as you’re planning for your wedding?
You know that you have more than enough people in your lives who are fighting for a chance to press your buttons.
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