How did it go, oh, Mighty Listeners?

How did it go, oh, Mighty Listeners? We'll officially Listen again on August 24th, 2013 . . . but hopefully lots more between now and then.

I listened to beauty and ugliness; the gentle, rhythmic sounds of my dogs breathing as they paddled in a calm ocean . . . but also the voice of a man pointing a gun (my Crisis Ministry). I Listened to and heard, albeit in shocked slow-motion, everything he said, until he put the gun back in his vest. I heard him say that he was angry and afraid and, "handicapped," and that he'd had a bad experience. I think I really, truly heard all that he said, while I breathed slowly, heard pounding. Many hours later I was Listening to someone ramble, and I became aware that I had stopped Listening, almost immediately, so I tried again. Later, I listened to lots of people at a party . . . in between big gulps of food! I have a long way to go. Have you, Dear Ones? Whenever the Spirit moves you, whether sooner or later, please let us know what your Listening unveiled for you.