The most important skill in relationship is the ability to listen to another human being. This skill is referred to over and over but it does a good listener DOES NOT GIVE ANSWERS. They listen to find the core of the situation bothering another person. It can be resemble an onion where you find layer of layer of material, but when you come to the core of their situation, it is where they break into tears. This is the essence of what good listening is all about.

I taught school for 30 years but my best training came from my students who taught me the value of a great education. I am more alive since we met. I have the credentials for teaching: College: University Arkansas, BSHE, a Masters in Family Life Education, another Masters in Guidance and Training. I was married to Robert Glenn Brackett, who died after 25 years of marriage, am now married my college friend Fabyan Courtenay Mathey since 2001.