3.2e TEST YOURSELF with The Power of Listening

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to tell you the truth
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to tell you the truth
to be honest

1. _______________________, it's not so easy.
there are times
there are occasions when something happens

1. If I reflect on my own experience for a moment, ________________ when I feel like I'm listening pretty well in my work, only to go home and find out I'm not listening so well to my wife.
pretty well
doing something in an average or above average manner

1. If I reflect on my own experience for a moment, there are times when I feel like I'm listening ____________ in my work, only to go home and find out I'm not listening so well to my wife.
humbling
causing someone to understand that they are not as important or special as they thought

1. It's ______________.
the real problem in the way
what is actually the cause of something

1. ______________________________, what makes it so hard to listen is that there is so much going on in our minds.
going on in our mind
a significant amount of distraction in your thoughts

1. The real problem in the way, that makes it so hard to listen is that there is so much ________________________.
mental
relating to the mind, or involving the process of thinking

1. There is so much noise and distraction that we don't have the __________ and emotional space to be able to truly listen to the other side.
emotional
having and expressing strong feelings

1. There is so much noise and distraction that we don't have the mental and ____________ space to be able to truly listen to the other side.
space
an empty area that is available to be used

1. There is so much noise and distraction that we don't have the mental and emotional ________ to be able to truly listen to the other side.
truly
used to emphasize that what you are saying is true

1. There is so much noise and distraction that we don't have the mental and emotional space to be able to ______ listen to the other side.
2. By paying attention to those sensations and emotions, I was able to let them go, so that I could ______ listen to President Chavez.
3. I believe that if we did that, if we ______ listened to ourselves first, we would find it a lot easier to listen to others.
clear our mindsto empty your head of all thoughts of and free from confusion so that you can think quickly and well 1. How do we _______________?oddstrange or unexpected. 1. It may seem _____, but the secret is, if we want to listen to the other side, we have to learn to listen to ourselves first.the secret isa phrase used to describe the key to a solution to a problem 1. It may seem odd, but _____________, if we want to listen to the other side, we have to learn to listen to ourselves first.beforehandearlier (than a particular time) 1. When I was sitting there with President Chavez, what really helped me was that, just ____________, I had taken a few moments of quiet to pay attention to what was going on for me.take a few moments of quietthe speaker uses another clever term to describe setting aside some time for a peaceful period of time. 1. When I was sitting there with President Chavez, what really helped me was that, just beforehand, I had to __________________________ to pay attention to what was going on for me.pay attentionto watch, listen to, or think about something carefully 1. When I was sitting there with President Chavez, what really helped me was that, just beforehand, I had taken a few moments of quiet to ________________ to what was going on for me. 2. By ______________________ to those sensations and emotions, I was able to let them go.quiet my mindfind calm and peace in your present thought 1. I listened to myself to _______________.shoutto speak with a very loud voice, often as loud as possible, usually when you want to make yourself heard in noisy situations, or when the person you are talking to is a long way away or cannot hear very well. 1. When he began ___________, I was readycheeksthe soft part of your face that is below your eye and between your mouth and ear. 1. I could notice that my __________ were reddening, and my jaw was a little clenched.my jaw was clencheddescribing how someone's mouth and facial structure tightens when they get angry 1. I could notice that my cheeks were reddening, and ____________ a little _________.anxietyan uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is happening or might happen in the future 1. I felt some fear and __________.sensationa general feeling caused by something that happens to you, especially a feeling that you cannot describe exactly 1. By paying attention to those ______________ and emotions, I was able to let them go so that I could truly listen to President Chavez.let (something/someone) goto stop thinking about or being angry about the past or something that happened in the past. 1. By paying attention to those sensations and emotions, I was able to ____ them ___ so that I could truly listen to President Chavez.delicateneeding to be dealt with carefully in order to avoid causing trouble or offense 1. What if, before an important, __________, or sensitive conversation, we took a moment of silence just to tune in and listen to where we are?sensitiveused to describe a subject, situation, etc. that needs to be dealt with carefully or kept secret 1. What if, before an important, delicate or __________ conversation, we took a moment of silence just to tune in and listen to where we are?