Tag: Listening

• The Quiet Life

  

  I’d rather take the quiet life please Not the so-called one of perfect ease Full of ever flowing trivialities Bounded by time distracting activities

  Andrew Whalan

  November 15, 2022

  Poetry

  Listening, people, Poetry, Poetry community, Relationships

• Talkback

  Andrew Whalan

  February 6, 2022

  Poetry

  Listening, Poetry, Poetry community, Relationships

• The Listening Commission

  Andrew Whalan

  February 28, 2021

  Poetry

  Listening, poet, Poetry, Poetry community

• Whispered Intuition

  Andrew Whalan

  July 22, 2020

  Poetry

  Conversation, Listening, Poetry, Poetry community

• Secrets by the Sea

  I always choose my words carefully Even more so as you listen to me But somehow silently now suddenly I see my secrets have drifted out to sea. I’m a witness as my thoughts unfurl My secret privacies untangle and uncurl Confidences once kept in fear by me Now freed soar high above the sea. […]

  Andrew Whalan

  September 12, 2017

  Poetry

  Listening, Love, love and friendship, Poetry

• Everyone Failed Social Media : Except Mark Colvin

  I knew Mark Colvin (and his kidney!) purely through Twitter! And sad at his loss. I did read some of his interview transcripts: a gentle questioner able to get a better answer! But in the maelstrom that is Twitter, he came across as funny, intelligent, curious, never ever patronising, clever and subtle, a joy to […]

  Andrew Whalan

  May 11, 2017

  Opinions

  Australia, Listening, Mark colvin, Social media, Social Networking, Twitter

• Learning Disagreement Skills

  

  Go on, click the angry icon. Share the negative post or tweet.

  Andrew Whalan

  May 10, 2017

  Opinions

  Disagreement, Education, Facebook, Freedom of Speech, Listening, Social media, social media trolling, Twitter

• The Third Whisper Of Love

  Safe between the cold clouds and their rain How can I ever want for heat again? This warmth will always be enough for me No longer tepid and lukewarm I’ll be.

  Andrew Whalan

  March 22, 2017

  Poetry

  Fiction, Listening, Love, Poetry

• Captured By An Audience

  

  You never really wanted to go out there. You’re outnumbered for one thing. You know that any false move in front of them will be the last and final one.

  Andrew Whalan

  November 2, 2016

  Stories

  Conversation, fear of public speaking, humorous speaking, Humour, Listening, public speaking, short story, silence, stand up comedy

• This Teleconference Has Been Postponed…

  

  At last! Another opportunity to catch up on the backlog of outstanding work. A teleconference! I dialed in, entered the meeting identification, my pin and spoke my name. Then I placed my phone in hands-off mode and muted myself. I knew I was safe because: As people signed into the teleconference, I started to listen absently. […]

  Andrew Whalan

  May 11, 2016

  Personal

  Business, Conversation, Listening, Relationships, teleconference

• Waiting for The Sequel

  On a not-so-crowded train. She is the only one standing. Back pressed against the only space that is neither seat nor door. Light brown curly but wiry hair, clear open face, same colour eyes (my best guess as far as I can see), all fully engrossed and engaged. The bumps and lurches of the train […]

  Andrew Whalan

  May 9, 2016

  Personal

  first person, Listening, people, reading, train, women, writing

• Talent : The Gift is Borrowed.

  Many years ago I wrote a speech called Through the Eyes of a Child. And a story called Medicine Woman. In both cases the sensation was exactly the same. I’m sitting there, open-mouthed, literally watching the pen write the words in front of me. It would be great if that happened all the time. But it […]

  Andrew Whalan

  July 22, 2015

  Personal

  creativity, gift, Listening, story telling, talent, writing