Saturday, August 15, 2009

Catalina Island Man

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED IN 62 YEARS

25. Learn to listen to people, without having to give "advice". Most of us simply need to "talk" to someone and be heard, not judged, directed or have problems solved.













26. Don’t be afraid to talk to strangers. If someone looks like they need someone at that moment, be that "someone".








Don’t be surprised if you become good friends. After all, how do you think that you made the friends that you have now?









27. Always show appreciation for what others do for you, with a "Please" and "Thank You". It has a dual affect. It makes the person you are speaking to feel that you are acknowledging what they are doing and this gives them a feeling of "worth" and thus they will want to repeat the experience.







It also reinforces in you, by saying these words, how much we do depend on others and how much others do for us!

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