Listening with your ears plugged

How often are you listening to someone and your response is ready before the person has finished talking... that's listening with your ears plugged.

Ears wide open would mean you could reflect back what that person was saying with no interpretation on your part. It means you are all "ears"! How often are we heard with all ears?

I wonder if just this little shift in each of us would bring more peace and happiness. It's not as difficult as it may sound, its simply a path less traveled for many of us.

Today simply notice how often you have formulated a response before someone finishs a thought and notice and acknowledge when you don't. Practice being all "ears"!