much I picked up that was unspoken or unnoticed in them by themselves. I had been working as a psycho-
therapist for many years. It was my job to notice – everything – and I was good at it. Noticing is a necessary skill in working with people and groups.
Noticing, as well as whole-person listening, are necessary skills in living and working with ourselves and others.
Some even think I know more about them than they know about themselves. I don’t. I just notice more and listen with all of my being. Just last week I had calls from two of
my old friends. Both had been thinking about me a lot. Neither remembered that I was having my eighty-third birthday. Both had simply ‘noticed’ that I was on their minds. I hadn’t spoken with either for years. I had two wonderful conversations with two dear old friends because they noticed something in themselves and they acted on those
‘noticings'. Both experiences were healing for us both – and wonderful! • We need to notice when we are tired. Go rest.
• We need to notice when we are hungry. Go eat.
• We need to notice when something just isn’t right – and do something or ‘wait with’ our noticing until we are clear what we need to do.
• We need to notice what is happening in our relationships and bring up our noticings – not accuse, not blame – just notice.
• We need to notice what is happening in the world around us and see what we need to do.
• We live in a culture that would prefer we did not notice some things and we need to notice. A few years ago, I noticed that the
ducks were flying north a long time before they should have been, and I felt concerned. Then I started thinking, “Oh, well, they will probably die. What can I do?’ And I noticed myself saying back
to me, “You’d better do something soon because this is about climate change.” Thank you ducks and thank you
noticings. If we pay attention, our noticings can be our greatest gift. Noticing leads to participation. No-one ever healed or grew from numbing out. n
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