I was standing in line at the grocery store last week when the woman ahead of me started venting to the cashier about her day — car trouble, a sick kid, and something about her boss being a “walking headache.” The cashier just nodded, bagged her groceries, and said, “Man, that sounds rough.” It was simple, but you could see her whole body relax. Someone actually heard her.
That moment stuck with me. We spend so much time waiting for our turn to talk that we forget how powerful it is just to listen. Not half-listen while checking our phones or thinking about what we’ll say next — but actually hear someone.
Listening is quiet, unflashy work. It doesn’t win arguments or get you likes. But it builds trust, softens walls, and reminds people they matter. And honestly, in a country that’s constantly talking, maybe the ones who listen are the ones really changing things.#
Iamdahmmy
10 hrs agoI was standing in line at the grocery store last week when the woman ahead of me started venting to the cashier about her day — car trouble, a sick kid, and something about her boss being a “walking headache.” The cashier just nodded, bagged her groceries, and said, “Man, that sounds rough.” It was simple, but you could see her whole body relax. Someone actually heard her.
That moment stuck with me. We spend so much time waiting for our turn to talk that we forget how powerful it is just to listen. Not half-listen while checking our phones or thinking about what we’ll say next — but actually hear someone.
Listening is quiet, unflashy work. It doesn’t win arguments or get you likes. But it builds trust, softens walls, and reminds people they matter. And honestly, in a country that’s constantly talking, maybe the ones who listen are the ones really changing things.#
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