Excerpt from 50 Seeds of Greatness

 

 

Seed 11: LISTEN WITH GOLDEN EARS

 

So many voices. So many opinions. From news stories to television, from advertisements to friends and family, so much is being said around the world everyday. Yet out of it all, what are you listening to? Or maybe, what should you be listening for? Words initiate the daily duties and operations of most of human life. They also direct the emotions, attitudes, and moods of many. In such an unpredictable world where people say things to intentionally harm one another, it's important to seek out the audible tokens of life. Times when words of inspiration, encouragement, and motivation escape from the tongue of another into the atmosphere of possibilities. This is to Listen With Golden Ears. The more tokens accumulated, the richer you become within, which then produces a token of charity to spring forth with you, allowing you to now Speak With A Ruby Tongue (reference Seed 19).

 

• Seed Description: Listen to that which encourages and uplifts.

 

• Soil:  Plant this into your personal life, social life, work life, time alone, family time, television time and everyday of your life.

 

• Water: Water this seed by changing or removing what you can around you that pumps negativity into your ears.

 

• Oxygen: Find more positive speaking friends and associates, listen to motivational books on cd, tune in to more motivational television broadcasting and create an activity to verbally uplift yourself when needed the most.

 

• Temperature: In a perfect world everything and everyone around us would lend an encouraging word, smile throughout the day, and jump for joy at the thought of an opportunity to motivate someone else. Unfortunately, this is not the world we live in. Face it, you are unique and called out to be great, you wouldn’t be reading this otherwise. We can't change people, we can only show them the change in us and what works for us. You will have to be wise and observant regardless, always listening, whether a situation seems good or bad, something valuable is usually present in most cases.

 

• Light/Darkness: There will be those who mock you, so be prepared for that. They don't understand the necessity to live above each day, so that you don't sway back and forth, eventually becoming uprooted from the soil, and left to die. This is not how a person of greatness lives. We seek out the best in everything and in everyone. On the other hand, you will meet like-spirited carriers of light who will encourage your walk and journey. Maintain as many great friendships as you can while you continue to listen for all things great. Call upon them when you need a few words of reassurance.

 

• Dormancy:  There will be days when you don't want to hear anything and days when you wonder if anyone else is listening. This is fine for the moment, only for the moment, maybe an hour or two, unless you need a full day of rest. Take this time to rejuvenate, no phone calls, no visitors. It's obvious that your spirit may be overwhelmed. After this break, return to your place of power by communicating with those who will motivate you. Though greatness is not on a schedule, it can take a toll on the human body. It takes everything within you to operate in that constant mental, emotional and spiritual state. Greatness never rests but you must.

 

• Germination: Make it mandatory, as much as possible, to surround yourself with people and things that release positive words around you and into your life. This is the audible key to greatness. Without it, you will be locked out of inner wealth while remaining trapped into the world's fascination with poverty, drama, and dismay.