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How to Improve Your Relationships Through Mindful Active Listening
Still your mind to be a better listener
How many times have you had a talk with someone, thinking you were actively listening to them, only to realize later that you can’t remember what they said?
Maybe, you got distracted while they were talking and completely missed the message altogether.
Communication is the Most Crucial Factor in Any Relationship
Listening is the most essential communication skill in any relationship. You might think that silence is something passive that’s not useful in communication and relationships, and yet it’s the very foundation for a place of calm and clarity from where we can hear what others have to say.
Excellent communication consists of two parts. The first part is our ability to be present in the moment to listen to what others have to say, free from the distraction of our inner chatter. The second part is being open to what the other person has to say by not clinging to opinions too tightly and avoiding reactive thinking. But we tend not to be very good at either.
If you’re like me, you have a natural tendency when you think you’re listening to actually…
