Just one Ear

Hi friends, It's been awhile since I've last written in this blog of mine, but I do hope to keep it up to date so that those reading and sharing my words are able to find comfort, a form of healing, words of wisdom, or something that they were just in need to hear. No matter what it may be, I just hope and pray that it is beneficial and provokes a renewed perspective and attitude. If you are new to this blog, please feel free to read anything that I post and comment. I welcome you to my personal blog that is a dive into what I've experienced, how I've found comfort and wisdom, what I've learned and gained, what I've lost, but what I've also more so learned to appreciate, love, and accept. I share this with you. May this blog be a blessing to you. Sincerely, Mak Quite often throughout today, I've chatted with a few friends of mine and kept thinking about certain things that were the subject matter. How does one impact another by just giving a listening ear and showing that they care? Think about it, how much of an impact does it do for a person in need to receive a listening ear? An infinite impact will be made whenever you take the time to listen to the one in need. How do you know? Well, have you ever needed someone to just hear you out? Think back to a time where you needed someone to just listen to you either vent or talk about something that may have been eating away at you. The moment a person had taken the time to listen and help, did that help you? Did they say or do something that helped you? The feeling from that moment, now, think, just if you could be on the opposite side, helping a person feel better about a situation, whatever it may be... It's not too often that a person will simply reach out to a person in need because they're afraid, too. Afraid that they won't have the right words to say or even if they're in the position to help. Trust me when I say this, if the opportunity is present and in your reach, it's your turn to reach out and change a life. Do not be afraid. How will you ever learn and know what it means to have said the right words or done the right thing for someone if you have never tried? You'll never know until you have pursued the experience. Just one ear can go farther than even imagined and I can say this out of experience from being on both sides. It's often that I'm found on the side where I'm giving advice and doing the listening which nothing makes me happier than knowing I've helped a person somehow, even in the smallest matter, it's a huge deal to me. Though, the moments that I am on the other side having the person listen to me talk about whatever it is, I remember to be very appreciative and thankful of that listening ear because it goes a long way in the sense of not just helping me realize the importance of a situation and how it's impacting either just my life or others, but how I am seriously learning and gaining wisdom out of the entirety of it. This is what a listening ear does! It helps us to grow into the people we are. It's an action that says a lot about the willing and open heart that we may have. It really says, "How can I learn from this?" "What can I gain from this experience?" "What can I do to help?" It goes a whole long way on a variety of matters and this long road is immensely worth it because it is a gain for both ears involved. Giving and receiving, it's being done and we are taught to be giving rather than receiving. Although, it doesn't hurt to be on the receiving end when needed because what one may be giving is a true gift that cannot be taken. Friends, make the one true gift and do not take it for granted, make a step out of your comfort and give that listening ear, because surely, one who is in need is ready to receive such a precious gift that only someone like you can give. Be strong and ready, I know that you can. I believe that you can make a difference. Praying that each and every single one of us is prepared with the right mind set and heart to give and reach out to the ones in need. To be prepared in knowing there is silence, but to be ready to break the silence so that there is a new light and day for each one in need that is reached and touched greatly. I pray that all of you will put others before you to truly feel and know what it means to have changed a life for the better. To keep that and carry it within your heart in wanting to grow in such a feeling that you yearn to keep making a positive impact in those around and before you in time. May the Lord keep you and bless your journey(s) in the faith, <3 Mak P.S. Even if you are not familiar with God, who He is, and what has been done for you, I still keep you in my prayers and thoughts because you are a friend to me and I care about you. I pray that this has made an impact on your heart, nevertheless. <3 An extra prayer goes out to those dealing with depression, anger, and other issues. Know that you are not alone and you are so much more. You are more than your past choices, you are more than your past mistakes, you are more than the problems that you create, you've been remade.