Talking too much? You either know you are or you're deluding yourself. Most people like to talk a LOT more than they like to listen. Listening means paying attention to what someone else is saying and what someone else is saying is rarely interesting if you're spending all your mental energy thinking what you're going to say next, probably.
"Our tendency is to think that no one understands unless we spell things out for them. It is hard to keep our mouths shut when we want to say something so much. Silence can be as unkind as saying too much but in the long run it serves a better purpose in preserving friendships, but it is a person of rare sensitivity who knows when the time is. These special people seldom bother with a lot of talk - but their quiet companionship is balm to the spirit and enough without words. Wherever we are on the pathway one of these special persons has known loneliness, felt the solitary hours, heard the empty echoes, and is there to mark the way for us We are assured of company, told that we will make it - that we are almost there now. Suddenly there is a corner to turn, a light to shine, hope and a hand to support us. Then, in quiet communication, we reach back and take someone else's hand."
I mean, c'mon, this is the essence of the part of the Twelfth Step that talks about our responsibility, our duty, our obligation,
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