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Z - Zoom

30/4/2016

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"When in doubt, ZOOM out."
​~ Reggie Watts


zoom
zuːm/
verb
verb: zoom; 3rd person present: zooms; past tense: zoomed; past participle: zoomed; gerund or present participle: zooming
  1. 1.
    move or travel very quickly.
  2. 2.
    (of a camera) change smoothly from a long shot to a close-up or vice versa.
noun
noun: zoom; plural noun: zooms
  1. 1.
    a camera shot that changes smoothly from a long shot to a close-up or vice versa.
exclamation
exclamation: zoom
  1. used to express sudden fast movement.

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X - Xray

28/4/2016

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"Words can be X-RAYS, if you use them properly - they'll go through anything.  You read them and you're pierced". ~ Aldous Hurley

X-ray
ˈɛksreɪ/
noun
noun: X-ray; plural noun: X-rays
  1. 1.
    an electromagnetic wave of high energy and very short wavelength, which is able to pass through many materials opaque to light.
    "an X-ray source"
    • informal
      denoting an apparent or supposed faculty for seeing beyond an outward form.
      modifier noun: X-ray
  2. 2.
    a photographic or digital image of the internal composition of something, especially a part of the body, produced by X-rays being passed through it and being absorbed to different degrees by different materials.
  3. 3.
    a code word representing the letter X, used in radio communication.
verb
verb: X-ray; 3rd person present: X-rays; past tense: X-rayed; past participle: X-rayed; gerund or present participle: X-raying
  1. 1.
    photograph or examine with X-rays.



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W - Want

27/4/2016

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"You get what you focus on,
so focus on what you WANT."
​~ Unknown

want
wɒnt/
verb
verb: want; 3rd person present: wants; past tense: wanted; past participle: wanted; gerund or present participle: wanting
  1. 1.
    have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for.
  2. 2.
    informal
    should or need to do something.
    • BRITISH
      (of a thing) require to be attended to in a specified way.
  3. 3.
    literary
    lack something desirable or essential.
noun
noun: want; plural noun: wants
  1. 1.
    a lack or deficiency of something.
  2. a desire for something.


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V - Value

26/4/2016

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"Your VALUE doesn't decrease
based on someone's
inability to see your worth."
​~ Unknown

value
ˈvaljuː/
noun
noun: value; plural noun: values
  1. 1.
    the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something.
  2. 2.
    principles or standards of behaviour; one's judgement of what is important in life.
  3. 3.
    the numerical amount denoted by an algebraic term; a magnitude, quantity, or number.
  4. 4.
    MUSIC
    the relative duration of the sound signified by a note.
  5. 5.
    LINGUISTICS
    the meaning of a word or other linguistic unit.
  6. 6.
    the relative degree of lightness or darkness of a particular colour.

verb
verb: value; 3rd person present: values; past tense: valued; past participle: valued; gerund or present participle: valuing
  1. 1.
    estimate the monetary worth of.
  2. 2.
    consider (someone or something) to be important or beneficial; have a high opinion of.



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U - Understand

25/4/2016

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"The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to UNDERSTAND.  
We listen to reply."
​ ~ Unknown

understand
ʌndəˈstand/
verb
verb: understand; 3rd person present: understands; past tense: understood; past participle: understood; gerund or present participle: understanding
  1. 1.
    perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker).
  2. 2.
    interpret or view (something) in a particular way
  3. 3.
    be sympathetically or knowledgeably aware of the character or nature of.



We are all guilty of the above.  We may stop and listen but we aren't listening with the intention  to understand - our minds are ahead and we are formulating a reply before we have even heard what is actually being said.  

Yes we lead busy lives and our attention is often caught up with a multitude of things that need our attention NOW.  We have as a result become speed or skim listeners learning to do what we have with reading with our interactions in conversations with others.  We are impatient to move on to the next item on our agenda and so either rush the person by completing their sentences or tune out while our mind thinks about what is next.  

We need to stop that.  It isn't a particularly mindful practise.  I know this is hard and it is something I fail at on a regular basis.  Practise is what it will take.

We don't always know what the intention of the person is that is speaking to us.  Perhaps there is an important message which they need to get across but don't know how to.  When we are distracted we do not hear what they are saying and in doing so we not only miss their words but also the inflections in their voices or the subtle cues in their body language.  We all know what it feels like when the person we are speaking to is not engaged.  You can sense it and it is hurtful. 

Life is already such a rush from one task to the next.  The least we can do is work on being present for the conversations we engage in and try to not miss important messages.  We disrespect not only the person speaking to us, but also ourselves, by not listening to understand.  Even surprisingly on occasion a response could also not be needed.  Just a listening ear and person tuned in to what is being said is what the moment called for.

Be that person who stops and listens as often as you can. 

The next time somebody approaches you to talk, stop what you are doing (obviously if you can!).  Turn your body, and in particular your face, towards the person and make eye contact letting them know that you are acknowledging them.  Still your hands and just listen.  Let them finish their speaking without interruption.  It won't always be possible to do this and I understand that.  If you sense that the conversation is important but you cannot engage in that moment then say so and ask if this can wait just until you can finish what you are doing.  There are always to deal with any scenario. 

However you choose to go about it the best lesson will always be the one you received when your need to be heard and understood was ignored.  In the words of Gandhi - "Be the change you want to see in the world."  Listen to understand. 


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