“I grew up in an eclectic house where people were listening to all types of different music. I also think being educated, eloquent and knowing how to talk for yourself in the industry makes you go a long way.” PeopleThinkingWayLongDifferentHouseKnowingListeningGrewTypeIndustryGrew UpEducatedLong WayEloquentEclecticDifferent Music Author:Tinie Tempah
“There is no knowing beyond that membrane, the meniscus of death. What can be seen from here is distorted, refracted. All we can know are those untrustworthy glimpses--that and rumour. The prattle. The dead gossip: it is the reverberation of that gossip against the surface tension of death that the better mediums hear. It is like listening to whispered secrets through a toilet door. It is a crude and muffled susurrus.” KnowsDeathSecretKnowingDoorsListeningSurfaceMediumsTensionGossipGlimpseToiletsCrudeRumoursUntrustworthyMembranesReverberation Author:China Mieville
“In truth we are not separate from each other or from the world, from the whole earth, the sun or moon or billions of stars, not separate from the entire universe. Listening silently in quiet wonderment, without knowing anything, there is just one mysteriously palpitating aliveness.” WorldWholeEarthUniverseStarsSunKnowingListeningQuietMoonBillionsJust One Book:The Light of Discovery Source: The Light of Discovery
“True listening is never self-effacement. We bring the whole self to the process, rather than denying self. When we truly listen, we aren't just waiting for someone else to decide something so we can get on with things, or so we don't have to decide for ourselves. We aren't giving away our own powers to be seen and heard. When we listen, first we listen to the parts of ourselves that are curious, in avoidance, afraid, angry, or proud. Then we can take a breath and sink, allowing those parts some space alongside the spaciousness of not knowing.” GivingFirstsSelfWholeWaitingProcessSpaceKnowingHeardListeningProudBreathsAngryCuriousAllowingNot KnowingAvoidanceSpaciousnessDenying Self Book:Make Magic of Your Life: Passion, Purpose, and the Power of Desire Source: Make Magic of Your Life: Passion, Purpose, and the Power of Desire
“I'm a praying atheist. When I hear an ambulance siren, I ask for a blessing for those people in trouble, knowing that no one's listening. I think it's just a habit of mindfulness.” PeopleThinkingAsksKnowingTroubleListeningPrayingHabitBlessingMindfulnessAtheistSirensAmbulance Author:Geraldine Brooks
“People talk about discipline, but to me, there's discipline and there's self-discipline. Discipline is listening to people tell you what to do, where to be, and how to do something. Self-discipline is knowing that you are responsible for everything that happens in your life; you are the only one who can take yourself to the desired heights.” PeopleSelfHappensKnowingListeningDisciplineResponsibleHeightSelf Discipline Author:Mike Shanahan
“There's a much deeper knowing and deeper intelligence in this place. This is where I began the journey of listening to that inner wisdom. We've all had those aha moments. In yoga it's called prajna - a flash of illumination. I heard that voice.” MomentsVoiceKnowingHeardJourneyListeningYogaDeeperFlashIlluminationAha Moment Author:Brad Willis