Silver Listener Introduction

POWER FOR POSITIVE LIVING

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How does one begin a personal introduction to people that one may not know?


It seems that most of us like to begin with some impersonal factors about ourselves and then, by degree, move on to introducing those characteristics which make us the unique human beings that we are.


My name is James; I call myself a silver listener. I am a retired counseling psychologist and teacher who has learned much about human behavior, both from a personal as well as a professional view. I have been a licensed psychologist in the states of North Carolina, Texas and Georgia.


I am a seeker to learn from my own life experiences as well as whatever I can from interacting with the thousands of people that I have met during my life journey.


As I have grown older, I have been urged to write a book by many who were in my psychology classes, those who learned from counseling and personal retreating experiences, listened to my personal growth radio shows, attended enrichment lectures given on cruise ships sailing the world, etc.


My own opinion is that there are plenty of books, which have already been written. I see no need to add to the pile. One may say the same about blogs, but I going to try this experiment for a while and see where it leads me.


There are plenty of people in our world who like to talk and often feel frustrated that so few people choose to listen to them. Most of my life I have attempted to offer this gift of listening hospitality to those I meet. It has been a gift that I have freely given and have been pleased to offer.


In my retirement years, I have decided that I am going to practice a new behavior while I still have my body/mind health. Using the process of a blog, I want to share with others some of what I have learned about life by many years of listening. Also, I am going to experiment with being a ‘talker’ rather than be entirely a listener.


So, about once a month, I shall write a brief commentary about some aspect of Hugheyism, named by a student many years ago. Hugheyisms are guidelines which I have found useful for myself and others as we journey through this gift of life. The sources for many have been lost over the years. Hopefully, you may find some thoughts that you may use in your own daily life.


Also, you will be encouraged to share any comments and/or reactions to these articles with others and me. I want to continue to learn until I take my final breath on this planet.


While I shall start by writing some articles, I hope that this process will allow me to continue learning from some of my readers, if they wish to write and share their own life adventures.


In advance, thanks for listening to me!




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