I Am Listening

I am listening quietly to everything around me. I hear the birds chirp, the bees buzz and the leaves softly fall. I hear the sound of my breath as it expands in and out. Tuning myself into the moment and listening brings awareness to the beauty of nature around me. 

I also hear the hum of the lights, the whir of a fan and the noise of traffic going by. As I listen to a conversation or instructions, my brain is absorbing the content and my thoughts develop their own conversation as I pick up on gems of hidden info. Add in background noise, emotions and ego, distractions are everywhere.  

I am constantly challenged to listen while in the Kwoon. Not because I'm not interested but because of the vastness and importance of the information presented. I am sensitive to background sounds and white noise which can prove to be distracting and so I am always having to work on refocusing. Focus my eyes, focus my mind, and focus my body. 

I feel myself 100% in the moment when I quiet my mind & body and focus. I am listening intently and absorbing while also processing. Together, yet separate. My brain absorbs and latches onto to important gems of info contained within the whole. Perhaps I am more intuitive when it comes to picking up those hidden gems of information? This is where it also gets challenging for me. When the message contains additional gems of information needing to be absorbed, I find the speed at which I am able to process is slower than the information coming in.  

I continue to practice my listening skills and develop my ability to process information faster. I am listening! And there is always room for improvement.