"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."
-Winston Churchill
In our own efforts to be seen, to be heard, to be right, what are we not hearing?Because of fear, or pride, or impatience, or all of the above, what are we missing? What do we NEED to hear from our spouse, our parent, or our child...from our friend or our "foe"?
True communication is about talking AND listening, and it is the key to intimacy.
And if, as the experts say, 75% of communication is non-verbal, are we attending to more than just words?
Have the courage to sit down, to be still, and to seek understanding before agreement.
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- Ross Porter
- Dr. Ross Porter received his B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and his Master of Divinity (Theology) and Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology) degrees from Fuller Theological Seminary, where he first became interested in the integration of psychology and spirituality. He is a teacher, author, counselor, and consultant, specializing in integrative psychology, virtue ethics and family systems. He has taught at the high school, college, and graduate school levels. Ross is also the Founder and Executive Director of Stillpoint Family Resources, a non-profit organization that offers counseling services to individuals, couples, and families in crisis, with nine different office locations throughout Ventura, Los Angeles and Orange Counties (specific office locations can be found at www.stillpointfamilyresources.org). In 2009, Dr. Porter was named an “Outstanding Angeleno” by the Los Angeles Daily News. Ross and his wife Jennifer have been married for 21 years, and have four beautiful children. John Michael, their son who has Down Syndrome is their first born.
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