Posts Tagged With: November 30 2024

Day 4351: Listening

Listening to others is my job. I believe that listening is a skill that takes practice.

Rather than listening to the voices of lying and greedy politicians lately, I’ve been listening to music, audiobooks, sounds of nature, and the voices of those I love.

Since August 2023, I’ve been listening to very annoying crackling noises whenever I speak; miraculously, I’ve been listening to fewer of those distracting sounds since Wednesday.

Here’s Joan listening and responding:

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On TikTok, people would rather be listening to that video than this one, when I finished my verse.

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During Thanksgiving, I was listening to my husband Michael’s twin brother Steve, who suggested that I’d get more views on my YouTube channel if I used certain words in the descriptions of my songs. After listening to Steve, I tried this:

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I’m also listening to somebody on the Bluesky social media site who suggested I write more in my YouTube description of my live performances of my songs:

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Also, I wonder if anyone is listening to this new video from that performance that I posted on YouTube yesterday.

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Is there anything worth listening to in my images for today?

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During troubling times when I might like to say “screw you” to abusive people, I’ve sustained myself by listening to Paul Simon’s The Rhythm of the Saints.

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I especially love listening to these words:

To overcome an obstacle or an enemy

To glide away from the razor or the knife

To overcome an obstacle or an enemy

To dominate the impossible in your life.

What have you been listening to?

Many thanks to all who are listening here, including YOU.

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