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Kris's avatar

As a wanna b writer and an avid reader… AVID reader, I love telling and hearing stories! Nothing like sitting down with someone and hearing theirs, and telling mine too! As I have ADD, it is hard not to rabbit hole, and I have seen the faces of many…”get bored” or tell me to get to the point, and it’s painful. I have learned that there are only certain people I can really talk to, that I FEEL are really listening. It can a lonely thing. I often say… “you may have ears and are “hearing” me but are you really “listening”? Anyway! My 2 cents! Keep going, Joe! You are incredibly inspiring and I always made sure I was in the front row, when you spoke in California!

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Bradford Lundy's avatar

Since I work in EMS and on an ambulance, sometimes our transports can take more than just a few minutes. This gives me the opportunity to hopefully to ask and listen to people’s stories. My favorite are often the the folks with a few more years worth of stories to tell. I have learned everyone has one, and some

Are not just medical related.

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