LISTENING When I was 10 years old, my parents bought a cabin 50 miles from our home town, Powell, Wyoming and 25 miles from Yellowstone Park. The times spent at the cabin were sheer bliss to me and my family for many years. One of the highlights for me was LISTENING to the breeze in the pine trees around the cabin especially at night when all was quiet. It was so mysterious and soothing, I have remembered it vividly ever since. I'm very AWARE of the sound of the wind but also many other sounds of Nature, water, birds, many things, It's so present for me I can't miss it. LISTENING to people more consciously has opened up a new world for me as a way to CONNECT with myself and what I'm experiencing when I'm in communication with someone else as well. LISTENING to myself, I can tell what I'm feeling and wanting so much better. Also, when I set my 'mind aside' and really LISTEN to what others are saying I can have a much better idea of what they are actu...