11/2/12 shut up and julie

When you want someone to share their thoughts with you, shut up. Shut your outward and inward selves up. Be aware of your breath like you're meditating. Listen to the person you've engaged. If what they are saying makes your mind wander, catch up with your breathing. Listen and feel yourself breath until you are centered in listening again. When you figure out how to be less distracted in intense environments you have achieved a little piece of enlightenment. 

Shutting up is a powerful tool when you're an extrovert. 

julie- thank you for bringing me feel better remedies when i was sick.