People with power listen less carefully, and have difficulty taking into account what others already know.
Power
Be aware of the high notes, of the blissful faces and their soft messages, and listen for the silent message of a highly decorated gift.
Poetry, Wisdom, Thoughts
I think that’s what Toni Morrison and Alice Walker understand, the secret language of women. That it’s not a secret at all; men just don’t know how to listen.
Women, Secret, Understanding
When others cannot find something to hold onto … we can reach out and be their anchor in that moment.
Inspirational, Strength, Hope
We all need to humble ourselves from time to time and expose ourselves to new perspectives and ideas, even those of the non-experts, or else our growth potential gets weighed down with the ignorance of ego and habit.
Learning, Humility, Ego
We teach what we need to learn. And we teach it until we get it.
Learning, Growing Up
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