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Dec 8, 2009
"The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them." --Ralph Nichols
Wrong Number Miracle
The day before Thanksgiving, Lucy Crutchfield left a message on her daughter's answering machine. The despair was evident in her voice. Crutchfield owed a mortgage payment on her home, but her daughter wasn't even able to afford food for the coming week. Crutchfield left her a message saying that she would send money for the groceries -- even though that meant she wouldn't have enough to pay her monthly mortgage bill. But as it turned out, she had dialed a wrong number, leaving her heartbreaking message on a stranger's machine...
BE THE CHANGE
The next time you hear someone's despair, try to really listen and see what you can do to reach out to them.
