What a beautiful quote from Teal Scott.  Listening without judgment is truly an act of compassion. Sometimes we are so ready to hammer in our “point of view,”                 we forget to listen.
When we don’t listen, we tend to find fault, blame and walk away in a huff.  Even if we think someone has a ‘wrong’ point of view, when we listen with an open heart we begin to understand where they are coming from, and why they have a different view, idea or solution than we do.
It is OK to agree to disagree. This softens the energy around the discussion.
Jesus the Christ told us to “Agree with thine adversaries.”
He did not mean for us to ‘give in’ or be a door stop. He meant for us to truly listen and acknowledge another persons view with a kind and open heart.  When we do this, the ‘other’ person is more responsive to listening to us.  Kindness and compassion are tools for bringing down the walls of bitterness, misunderstandings, and disagreements.  Next time you are in a disagreement with someone, just …
Stop, Sit and Listen.