Sometimes it’s just good to hold your tongue. I used to always say, “I have two ears and one mouth so I guess that means I should listen two times more than I speak.” I realize that I’ve gotten away from that a lot lately. I used to be fine with quiet. The “uncomfortable silence” was something that I easily sat with. It’s not that I didn’t want to interact with the other person but at those moments when it’s better to keep your mouth shut, I developed the ability to sit calmly and stay attuned to the person I was communicating with. I’m really going to take an active role in spending some quiet time with each of my children in the next week to see how they respond to it. I’ll spend 1:1 time with each and try it out with them and see what they think about it. This will be fun. I’ll start tomorrow. J
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