Selective Hearing – Oops or Opportunity?
Are we REALLY listening? A bakery received the call for a cake to be made for a “Going Away” party. Apparently, someone taking directions for this cake design failed to listen AND discern the instructions. We can imagine that the conversation went like this: “Hello, I would like to order a cake for a going…
Are We Listening Well?
Hanging out with my grandchildren always gives me inspiration for my daily blog. When I watched “The Lego Movie” with my youngest grandson, I heard Emmett say, “I think I got it, but just in case, tell me the whole thing again. I wasn’t listening.” I think I’m too often like Emmett. Listening well hasn’t…
Selective Hearing Comes in Handy
My iPhone must have selective hearing. I’ll be audibly texting a message and the message comes out not anything like I said. My text message to my sister was supposed to start out “Hi sweet sis!” But, it sent “Hi, sweet the ass.” She replied “This is too funny. Read your text 4th word.” I…