After you have completed the Reading, and without reviewing your classmates responses, post your initial response to the following Discussion. Your post should be at least 250 words in length and should extend the discussion of the group supported by your course materials and/or other appropriate resources.
Describe situations where you might hear but not listen. Do you have to actively listen all the time to be an effective communicator? Why/why not? Review the material in the text on the challenges to active listening, and then choose at least three challenges that you relate to the most. Suggest ways to overcome each of them.
From the characteristics mentioned in the chapter, identify qualities that you believe are most important for a friend to possess. Is there a characteristic that you consider important that is not mentioned in the text? Do you embody these same qualities? If not, which do you need to practice more?
As you are thinking of your friends characteristics, share an example of a relationship in your life that is in the stable stage. Based on the chart on page 210, identify why this relationship is in the stable stage and how this will be maintained over time. Next, share a relationship that is any of the other stage (initiating, exploratory, etc.)