This is not a day of silence. Established in 2005, Listening Day provides a globally shared date for all humanity to commit to building a culture where listening is a core value.
Too often the world celebrates speaking, reading and writing and we forget our first communication and relationship skill, listening. I Love to Listen Day is the premier international listening day that strengthens the ideals of listening around the world.
"If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."—Mark 4:23, ESV
The 2021 Listening Day celebration activity theme is poetry. The poem “Today I Will Listen” was written to celebrate I Love to Listen Day.
Joins us by reciting, recording, reflecting, and sharing this poem or creating your own.
Today I Will Listen
Today I will listen
Without interrupting
Without prejudging
Without second guessing
Without gazing
Without rehearsing
Without discounting
Without filtering
Without correcting
Without filtering
Without correcting
Without contradicting
Today I will just listen
Today I will listen
With attention
With humility
With respect
With patience
With understanding
With awe
With gladness
With empathy
With gratitude
With reverence
Today I will just listen
By Marva Shand McIntosh
Copyright 2007