I can be quiet and comfortable with my own silence, when others can’t. I can be quite talkative and frustrated with the sound of my own voice, but it’s expected. I can be eager for conversation when it isn’t going to happen. I can be burdened by the sound of words I am not ready to process. And sometimes, it just all meshes perfectly. Someone talks, someone listens. Or someone is quiet and someone else is grateful. Communication…am I right? 😉
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I used to be the talkative one, relying on returned conversation to make me feel relevant. As I’ve gotten older I still have as much to say but the response is often as thick a a brick wall, so I tend to have the conversations more with myself. I try not to lecture myself negatively, either. I appreciate my own answers so much more.
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So you are pretty brilliant for figuring out what works best for you and making it happen! 🙂
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Sometimes listening is difficult, sounds do resonate and ring.
Sometimes my voice is hard to understand, and a speech impediment wobbles my words
But I enthusiastically keep trying to communicate as best as I can …
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We all need to put forth that effort.
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After my strokes… my efforts are needed … “If you don’t use you lose it”
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I understand. You have definitely put in the efforts!
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the struggle is real –
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Truer words….
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Good question to begin with and interesting pondering.
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I do enjoy a good ponder 🙂
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Silence can tell us a great deal and is well worth listening to!
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TRUTH!
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It’s a two-way street, the starts and the stops, MBC, you sure got that right.
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Effort on both parts always makes it better.
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It is strange when you think about it – about your own conversation skills. I also love the silence, yet on the other hand I can be chatty. All depending where , whom and when really.
Interesting thoughts!
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Sometimes I’m very comfortable with my conversation skills, other times I make myself cringe! 🙂
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