Attentiveness VS. Distraction
Showing the worth of a person or task by giving my undivided concentration.
Attentiveness in the home includes:
Showing support for each other by listening to another’s ideas without immediately getting irritated or finding fault in them.
Encouraging other family members by expressing an interest in their activities.
Setting aside time to listen with eyes and ears to a family member’s counsel and concerns.
Making family members feel important by spending time alone with each of them and listening to their interests.
Learning what each family member enjoys so that extra touches can be added to birthday celebrations and other special occasions.
Rewards of Attentiveness
Respect
An attentive person gains the respect of as they value his or her opinion the way he or she has valued theirs.
Key to Knowledge
You will discover that the secret to learning is asking as many questions as you can and listening carefully to the answers.
There is more to the white-talled deer’s attentiveness than its acute hearing. The deer carefully evaluates the sights, sounds, and smells it recelves. It is the mental processes behind the deer’s senses that make it truly attentive.
I will...
Look at people when they speak to me.
Ask questions if I don’t understand.
Sit or stand up straight.
Not draw attention to myself.
Keep my eyes, ears hands, feet, and
mouth from distractions.
‘’ A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he knows something.’’