Listening is a skill that can be finely tuned throughout your lifetime.  Often it takes great patience to be a good listener.  Most of the time people who are good listeners have intentionally worked at improving that skill.  Listening is something most of us do regularly.  We listen to others regarding things they are excited about, things they are worried about, things that make them happy, sad, mad, etc.  We know that we do a great deal of listening, but do we hear what the other person is really saying?  Are we genuinely listening?  It is not easy to be…