Today I resolve to listen better.
I will not simply hear the words people speak, but endeavor to bring them into my heart.
I will wait until people finish speaking before I start to talk.
I will not give unwanted advice.
I will do my best to remember
that people feel what they have to say matters,
and they wouldn’t say it otherwise.
As such, I will not discount people’s words as unimportant or trivial.
Rather, I will try to listen not only to what people say,
but also what they mean.