DAY 34...Three Questions: Person
"Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness."
- Mother Theresa
Today brings us to our last of three questions, "Who is the most important person?" The answer is simple. The most important person is the person in front of you. Whoever we're with, we need to give them the utmost attention. This is becoming increasingly more difficult as we find ourselves with our faces in our phones. It often takes a conscious effort to give someone all of your attention.
Have you ever been talking to someone and you can tell they are not paying attention to you? They're distracted by something else? It's difficult to connect to that person. Human connection is what we long for, but it is impossible if we do not offer our attention to people.
- Mother Theresa
Today brings us to our last of three questions, "Who is the most important person?" The answer is simple. The most important person is the person in front of you. Whoever we're with, we need to give them the utmost attention. This is becoming increasingly more difficult as we find ourselves with our faces in our phones. It often takes a conscious effort to give someone all of your attention.
Have you ever been talking to someone and you can tell they are not paying attention to you? They're distracted by something else? It's difficult to connect to that person. Human connection is what we long for, but it is impossible if we do not offer our attention to people.
We can even be distracted by our thoughts. We could be somewhere else in our head when talking to someone and even then we're not committed to paying attention to the person in front of us. In other cases, especially in instances when we think a response in necessary, perhaps when comforting someone or in an argument, we often tend to not fully listen.
“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” - Steven R. Covey
Understanding one another is key in connecting and actually hearing what other people are feeling and thinking. That should be our goal in listening to one another.
Fr. Antony Hughes' three questions of importance should be considered when struggling to figure out what your priorities should be.
Q: When is the most important moment? A: The moment you're in.
Q: What is the most important task? A: The task at hand.
Q: Who is the most important person? A: The person in front of you.
By considering these questions, following the answers, you'll find yourself connecting with time and people with your full self. In a world of non-commitment, these answers commit us to time, task, and person with confidence.
“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” - Steven R. Covey
Understanding one another is key in connecting and actually hearing what other people are feeling and thinking. That should be our goal in listening to one another.
Fr. Antony Hughes' three questions of importance should be considered when struggling to figure out what your priorities should be.
Q: When is the most important moment? A: The moment you're in.
Q: What is the most important task? A: The task at hand.
Q: Who is the most important person? A: The person in front of you.
By considering these questions, following the answers, you'll find yourself connecting with time and people with your full self. In a world of non-commitment, these answers commit us to time, task, and person with confidence.
Today's Instructions:
A. Pray for the day, for friends, for family, for enemies. Thanksgiving, Requests, Praise.
B. In the Fortify Program, Update the battle tracker. Go to Week 5. Check out, "Battle Tracker" and "Is this motivating or discouraging?"
C. Go to the daily readings and read today's Scripture.
D. Journal the following: 1. Do you find it easy or difficult to give someone your undivided attention? 2. Is there something that often takes your attention from others? Phone? Inner monologue? Wanting to reply?
Today's Tips: When the urges come get up. Stop. Breathe. Pray. Go practice listening to someone. Ask how their day and week is going. Ask how you might help make their day easier today. Maybe they'll have you help them with something. (Perhaps you don't have time to help someone with something, but remember that is a better use of time than looking at pornography).
God give you strength. See you tomorrow.
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