Today is a day for useful by listening to others, just listening.

We are all here on the same rock breathing the same air and seeking happiness, contentment and looking for connections. I spent many years feeling alone even in a room full of people. I struggled to connect due to the overwhelming chatter in my head. I would question everyones’s motives assuming what they thought of me and it wasn’t good. I would slam up walls of anger, shyness and self-pity. Those were some messy years.

I have really worked hard on my listening skills over the years, and tried to quiet the chatter of my mind. I strive to listen with empathy and compassion. No one out there will ever judge me as harshly and I can myself if I choose to allow it. I feel connected now even when alone.

We are all doing the best that we can with limited knowledge and resources that we have available to us. I feel so much more useful today than I did in those dark years. I have acquired so many tools for my mind that quiet that chatter when it starts to get out of control. Life is good.

Rosetta Sanders