July 8
I have a wish that on this day, you listen to someone. Maybe they have a story, and idea, or a complaint that you can offer advice on, or just be someone to walk them through their venting. Maybe they have a business idea that by listening, will end up changing both your lives. Or they have a recording. Listen to and think about that recording and what it means to you, and let it inspire you to do something good for someone else. Attend a concert, and think about what the music means to you, and how you can use that effect to bring something good into someone else’s life. July 8 is the day to make a concentrated effort to do this. It’s also my birthday, and I couldn’t make a better wish than this. Thank you for taking part.
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July 11th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Happy birthday Jon, belatedly. I drove to Chicago today to attend a memorial for a very old friend who died unexpectedly a month or so ago. I got as far as the WI-IL border and the muffler went out on my car. I had no choice but to turn around get home as quickly and quietly as I could. I really regret that I didn’t make it to this gathering, to listen, as you recommend above, and talk about missed communications over the course of 40 years of a friendship that fell away 15 years ago. So I second your remarks above. Don’t miss an opportunity to talk and listen. Life can change very quickly.