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01 September 03:36PM
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What phxazlaura loves about this:
Sometimes I consider myself a good listener...until I hang up the phone and notice the disquieting silence...because I have stopped talking.

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29 September 11:55AM
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Namaste phxazlaura, I am both... my grandmother and mom taught me at a young age to speak the truth quietly and to listen to others with an open mind. I'm not saying it is always easy but I try real hard to listen when I should and speak with love, truth and help to o...
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28 September 04:38PM
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I am more of an observer and a listener. I am starting to get more comfortable in my own voice and verbally be more expressive. I think you can be both!
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18 September 01:19AM
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We were all given one mouth and two ears so we should listen twice as much as we talk...unfortunately I don't. I talk way too much but I am ever listening, hearing, observing, and absorbing all around me.
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04 September 11:24PM
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I believe everyone has the potential to be, they just need to strengethen those skills. Perfect conversation is the give and take from both sides, when one person says something, the other thinks about it and responds to the fullest, and visa versa. This is rare...
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02 September 03:49PM
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You can be both. You cannot however listen with your mouth open.
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02 September 11:39AM
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I am an observer.  I find it funny how uncomfortable people are with this.  They think I should be talking to be fun and the life of the party.  Instead I watch and listen and learn who they are and that scares them.However, as with all things there must be...
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18 September 11:06AM
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My Dear Cedar, you are in no way an introvert.
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18 September 12:15PM
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Ah, but I am.  You will never find me making myself the center of attention.  To be so would make me physically sick.  I take everything in and only very quietly let anything out.This is the first website where I have ever really partici...
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02 September 08:07PM
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It's funny you say that - because now, again, I am reminded that I do have a quiet side that prefers simply just to be the watcher. But not at a party! I was waiting for a ride the other day, outside an upscale grocery store. Most of the patrons looked like they were ...
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03 September 10:27AM
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It's about time someone realized we introverts can be good for something ;-)  
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02 September 09:33AM
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Yes, never at the same time but in tandem.

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